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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

to warrant something

Is this natural please?
The injury isn't so bad as to warrant my doing such a thing.

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It's a correct sentence. The first part is a bit casual, and the second part is rather formal. Clive

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  • It's a correct sentence.
  • The first part is a bit casual, and the second part is rather formal.
  • Clive
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It's a correct sentence.
The first part is a bit casual, and the second part is rather formal.

Clive
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The logic seems to be faulty in this sentence. As it stands, it doesn't seem to make sense. Normally, you'd say one of the following instead:

The injury is so bad as to warrant my not doing such a thing.

The injury is not so bad as to warrant my not doing such a thing.
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An0nymousThe logic seems to be faulty in this sentence.
That depends on the thing.

The injury is not so bad as to warrant my cancelling the rest of the holiday.
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In the original sentence, you have a positive first half, and a negative second half, with the word warrant; this doesn't make sense. The original sentence, with your example, would be: "The injury is not so bad as to warrant my continuing the rest of the holiday.", which doesn't make sense.

Your sentence is essentially: "The injury is not so bad as to warrant my not continuing (that i
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An0nymousYour sentence is essentially: "The injury is not so bad as to warrant my not continuing (that is, cancelling) the rest of the holiday."
The point is that my sentence was worded: The injury is not so bad as to warrant my cancelling the rest of the holiday.

'Cancelling' is doing; it is not not-doing.

Here's another. : The inj
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"The injury is not so bad as to warrant my going to the hospital." is correct, but this is an intransitive construction, while the original example was a transitive construction.
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The injury is not so bad as to warrant my calling a doctor.
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