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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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Sentence structure
Could you tell me which one is right among the following sentences? Thank you.
1A. People consider asking someone's age [rude/rude behavior]. (If both of 'rude' and 'rude behavior' is not acceptable here, please tell me about it)
1B. People consider it [rude/rude behavior] to ask someone's age.
2A. I thought telling her the truth better.
2B. I thought I had better tell her the truth.
2C. I thought it would be better to tell her the truth.
1A. People consider asking someone's age [rude/rude behavior]. (If both of 'rude' and 'rude behavior' is not acceptable here, please tell me about it)
1B. People consider it [rude/rude behavior] to ask someone's age.
2A. I thought telling her the truth better.
2B. I thought I had better tell her the truth.
2C. I thought it would be better to tell her the truth.
Top answer
These are all correct English, but I find (1A) and (2A) least appealing. Semantically there seems no compelling reason to include the word "behaviour".
- These are all correct English, but I find (1A) and (2A) least appealing.
- Semantically there seems no compelling reason to include the word "behaviour".
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These are all correct English, but I find (1A) and (2A) least appealing. Semantically there seems no compelling reason to include the word "behaviour".
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How about "People consider to ask someone's age rude?" Is it accpetable?
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lucas21cHow about "People consider to ask someone's age rude?" Is it accpetable?It seems the wrong side of borderline.
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