Trouvez des professeurs en Anglais
Mak
Which of the following sentences is correct and why?
I wouldn't worry about they causing any trouble.
I wouldn't worry about them causing any trouble.
What topic in grammar do I need to study to understand the concept behind it?
4 déc. 2014 10:39
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Hi, as far as I know, the 2nd is correct. And it'd be better to say: I wouldn't worry about their causing any trouble.
About is a preposition and should be followed by a noun or a gerund.
Please refer to the usage of gerund in your grammar book.
Cheers!
4 décembre 2014
3
As Remy Beijing points out, the grammatically correct form is actually 'their'. He is absolutely right when he says that the preposition 'about' should be followed by a noun or gerund. The gerund here is 'causing', so it needs to have a possessive 'their' before it. However, this form is rarely used, other than in formal contexts.
Of the two options you've given, the first is wrong. The second - 'them' - would be generally seen as correct, as this is what almost all native speakers would say.
This is a classic example of a foreign learner who knows English grammar better than most native speakers do!
4 décembre 2014
1
The second sentence. I focus more on writing and other creative work but I'm sure that someone here can help you with grammar.
4 décembre 2014
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Mak
Compétences linguistiques
Assamais, Bengali, Anglais, Allemand, Hindi
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Assamais, Anglais, Allemand
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