Pronoun usage
1.In spite of everyone playing well, we lost the game.
2.In spite of playing well, we lost the game.
Which is better? Can I assume "everyone" and we are the same as in 2#?
Top answer
Both are correct grammatically. 1 might be used when it is being emphasized that everyone - that is, the whole team - played well. Perhaps in the past, everyone did not play as a team, and so now that fact that they are all playing well together is being emphasized.
- Both are correct grammatically.
- 1 might be used when it is being emphasized that everyone - that is, the whole team - played well.
- Perhaps in the past, everyone did not play as a team, and so now that fact that they are all playing well together is being emphasized.
- If there is no reason to emphasize the fact that the team is playing well together, then 1 would sound redundant, since "everyone" and "we" are the same thing - in this case 2 would be preferable.
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Both are correct grammatically. 1 might be used when it is being emphasized that everyone - that is, the whole team - played well. Perhaps in the past, everyone did not play as a team, and so now that fact that they are all playing well together is being emphasized. If there is no reason to emphasize the fact that the team is playing well together, then 1 would sound redundant, since "ever
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