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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Resented him not doing anything

I resented him not doing anything.

Can this sentence have two meanings:
a-I resented his not doing anything.
b-I resented him for not doing anything.

Maybe in a lot of cases the two meanings would boil down to the same thing. But I think "1" means "a" and not "b".
Gratefully,
Navi.
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I also think it means (a), to the extent that there is a difference. I recommend that you do not use this "a-" and "b-" lettering style. You can use this instead: a) I resented his not doing anything.

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  • I also think it means (a), to the extent that there is a difference.
  • I recommend that you do not use this "a-" and "b-" lettering style.
  • You can use this instead: a) I resented his not doing anything.
  • b) I resented him for not doing anything.
  • This looks much better.
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I also think it means (a), to the extent that there is a difference.

I recommend that you do not use this "a-" and "b-" lettering style. You can use this instead:

a) I resented his not doing anything.
b) I resented him for not doing anything.

This looks much better.
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