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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

That wants-> wanting

1) I know some students wanting to be a teacher.

2) Tom, wanting to be a teacher, will come here.

3) I met Tom, wanting to be a teacher.

1) and 2) are okay but 3) is not okay to you? I really hope to hear from you again. Please help me out. Thank you and have a good day.
  

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I don't find any of them very natural. 1) I know some students who want to be teachers. 2) Tom, who wants to be a teacher, will come here.

— Mister Micawber

  • I don't find any of them very natural.
  • 1) I know some students who want to be teachers.
  • 2) Tom, who wants to be a teacher, will come here.
  • 3) I met Tom, who wants to be a teacher.
  • Your #3 was not possible because it was ambiguous as to who wants to be a teacher, 'Tom' or 'I'.
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I don't find any of them very natural.

1) I know some students who want to be teachers.
2) Tom, who wants to be a teacher, will come here.
3) I met Tom, who wants to be a teacher.

Your #3 was not possible because it was ambiguous as to who wants to be a teacher, 'Tom' or 'I'.
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"I know some students wanting to be teachers." is not natural but possible, isn't it? Thank you so much.
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