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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Regret + -ing
I regretted having ignored your mistakes reluctantly; I should have revealed them.
Is the sentence correct & grammatical? Thanks no end.
Is the sentence correct & grammatical? Thanks no end.
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Hi, It's OK. Seems rather formal. Clive
- Hi, It's OK.
- Seems rather formal.
- Clive
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I regretted having ignored your mistakes reluctantly; I should have revealed them.
This does not sound natural, and the placement of reluctantly is ackward. I would be more likely to say or write something such as:
I regretted having reluctantly ignored your mistakes; I should have revealed them.
or,
I regretted having ignored your mistakes, albeit (or althoug
This does not sound natural, and the placement of reluctantly is ackward. I would be more likely to say or write something such as:
I regretted having reluctantly ignored your mistakes; I should have revealed them.
or,
I regretted having ignored your mistakes, albeit (or althoug
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