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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Problem with the verb "admit"

Hi everybody! Today I have come across this sentence
in class today, B admitted _____ sleepy during lessons sometimes.
A. feel
B. to feel
C. feeling
D. to feeling
I wonder whether there are differences between admit doing smt and admit to doing something? And why did the author choose D?
Thank you in advance
  

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Anonymous I wonder whether there are differences between admit doing smt and admit to doing something? There is no difference in meaning; there may be regional differences in preference. Anonymous And why did the author choose D?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous I wonder whether there are differences between admit doing smt and admit to doing something?
  • There is no difference in meaning; there may be regional differences in preference.
  • Anonymous And why did the author choose D?
  • He is from a region that prefers that form, I suppose.
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AnonymousI wonder whether there are differences between admit doing smt and admit to doing something?
There is no difference in meaning; there may be regional differences in preference.
AnonymousAnd why did the author choose D?
He is from a region that prefers that form, I suppose.
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We admit "nouns" (mistakes), and we admit to "doing something". I must say that C. would be natural for many native speakers, because feeling is a gerund (noun).
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