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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Should I say ‘these’ or ‘them’ in the following sentence?

Should I say ‘these’ or ‘them’ in the following sentence?

My dad actually believed the rumors, and he wasn’t happy about these.
  

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My dad actually believed the rumors, and he wasn’t happy about these. "Them" can work in that sentence but "these" is incorrect. However, your sentence is contradictory.

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  • My dad actually believed the rumors, and he wasn’t happy about these.
  • "Them" can work in that sentence but "these" is incorrect.
  • However, your sentence is contradictory.
  • " "taken in" = deceived.
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RommelShould I say ‘these’ or ‘them’ in the following sentence?My dad actually believed the rumors, and he wasn’t happy about these.
"Them" can work in that sentence but "these" is incorrect.

However, your sentence is contradictory.

I suspect you mean: "My dad wasn't too happy about being taken in by the rumours."
"taken in" = dece
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I think if you are talking in present then 'this' should suit
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