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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Is this a correct sentence?

Their inspired by one drink too many defiling of my doorstep outraged me.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Anonymous Is this a correct sentence? No, not at all. — Their defiling of my doorstep, inspired by one drink too many, outraged me.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is this a correct sentence?
  • No, not at all.
  • — Their defiling of my doorstep, inspired by one drink too many, outraged me.
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AnonymousIs this a correct sentence?
No, not at all. Is this what you mean?—

Their defiling of my doorstep, inspired by one drink too many, outraged me.
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Yes it is. I initially wrote it like you suggest because I was sure that was a correct way to say it. However, The way I suggest above sounds nicer to me, but that is because in my native language it would be a correct way to construct a sentence (at least i think it would be).

Thanks though!
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AnonymousHowever, The way I suggest above sounds nicer to me, but that is because in my native language it would be a correct way to construct a sentence
That is one of the main dangers in second language learning.
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