1. He is encouraging his student patting on his back.
2. He is encouraging his sutdent to do better.

Do these sound natural?

Thanks in advance!

Question

1. He is encouraging his student patting on his back.
2. He is encouraging his sutdent to do better.

Do these sound natural?

Thanks in advance!

Answer

The first sentence needed a small correction to clarify the action being performed ("He is encouraging his student by patting him on the back").
The second sentence is already natural and doesn't need any changes.

Answer

The second one does sound natural.

The first one could be

1. He is patting his student on the back to encourage him.

2. He is encouraging his student by patting him on the back.