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Gerardo
Could you please tell me if these sentences sound natural in everyday spoken English? Thank you! đ
We don't approve of the developer putting the factory so close to the houses.
Weâre not okay with the developer putting the factory so close to the houses.
Weâre not happy about the developer building the factory so close to the houses.
We don't like the developer putting the factory so close to the houses.
13 gen 2025 23:12
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All four of them sound really natural. Excellent job.
14 gen 2025 01:26
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All four sound natural to my ears.
14 gen 2025 05:23
Those are all good sentences if your intention is to draw attention to the developer. You have a choice: either you can
1. put the emphasis on the developer you are unhappy with, or
2. put the emphasis on what it is that you are unhappy about ("putting so close", "building so close")
If you want #2, you could write
"We don't approve of the developer's putting the factory so close."
"We don't approve of putting the factory so close, as the developer has done."
Since "putting" is the direct object of the verb, its importance is emphasized.
14 gen 2025 10:47
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Gerardo
Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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