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Licinio Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Want someone doing / to do

I have come across the following:

She doesn't want him drinking alcohol.

In what is this different from "She doesn't want him to drink alcohol".

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There is no difference in meaning.

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There is no difference in meaning.
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Ok, thanks. I was just wondering because this construction is not usually taught in grammar books where you find "want s.o. to do sth".
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Hi,
licinio"She doesn't want him drinking alcohol".
They mean the same thing, but this version is somewhat more informal, in my opinion.

Regards
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