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Ravi Kanth Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Please correct this sentence

"When the game ended, everybody wondered about who should be delivering the news of their friend’s death to his wife."

The sentence does not feel right. Can someone help me with this? I also think that I can get rid of the word "about" in the sentence.
  

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When the game ended, everybody wondered who should deliver the news of their friend’s death to his wife.

  • When the game ended, everybody wondered who should deliver the news of their friend’s death to his wife.
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When the game ended, everybody wondered who should deliver the news of their friend’s death to his wife.
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Can you point me to a grammatical resource which can explain this? After seeing your corrected sentence it rings a bell. How can I prevent making a similar mistake in the future?

Thank you very much for the correction Micawber.

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