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LeeSang Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Overwhelming me VS overwhelming for me.

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A : were there many attendees at your lecture?

B : Yes. It was _________________. I wasn't prepared for such a massive turnout.

(a) a little overwhelming for me.

(b) a little overwhelming me.

The Answer is (a)

I guess overwhelming is Adjective. so "for" is needed.

But

overwhelm is also Verb. so I think "was overwhelming" can have Objective.

Is (b) right?

If not, why can I use (b) sentence. Please help T.T
  

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If you want to use the verb overwhelm , you need to place the adverb a little after the verb, thus: It was overwhelming me a little. Even so, the verb overwhelm is not used much in the progressive tenses (those with -ing ), so the sentence above, though grammatically correct, is not very idiomatic. CJ

— CalifJim

  • If you want to use the verb overwhelm , you need to place the adverb a little after the verb, thus: It was overwhelming me a little.
  • Even so, the verb overwhelm is not used much in the progressive tenses (those with -ing ), so the sentence above, though grammatically correct, is not very idiomatic.
  • CJ
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If you want to use the verb overwhelm, you need to place the adverb a little after the verb, thus:

It was overwhelming me a little.

Even so, the verb overwhelm is not used much in the progressive tenses (those with -ing), so the sentence above, though grammatically correct, is not very idiomatic.

CJ
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Thanks. It is great help for me.
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