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Message de jihaire posté le 13-03-2023 à 10:30:50 (S | E | F)
Good morning,
I'm reading " the firm " by John Grisham and I came across this sentence :
"... He detailed play by play the first Tarrance visit at Lansky's Deli on Union, the warnings about whom not to trust and where not to talk..."
I don't understand why -here- "about" is followed by an infinitive phrase instead of a noun verbal( gerund)
Thank you very much
J.R.
Message de jihaire posté le 13-03-2023 à 10:30:50 (S | E | F)
Good morning,
I'm reading " the firm " by John Grisham and I came across this sentence :
"... He detailed play by play the first Tarrance visit at Lansky's Deli on Union, the warnings about whom not to trust and where not to talk..."
I don't understand why -here- "about" is followed by an infinitive phrase instead of a noun verbal( gerund)
Thank you very much
J.R.
Réponse : About sb to do/help de gerold, postée le 13-03-2023 à 15:43:55 (S | E)
Bonjour jihaire
Je pense que l'on peut dire "He detailed ... the warnings about not trusting unknown people and not talking in shifty places (dans des endroits louches)", mais, dans votre phrase, il y a "whom" et "where" qui doivent forcément venir juste après "about". On ne peut pas dire "
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