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aosan
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 Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: disappointed |
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Rolling EyesWhich sentence is common or correct ?
(1) I was disappointed to know the result.
(2) I knew the result to be disappointed.
If bothe of them are correct, what is the difference ? |
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Nef
Joined: 27 Nov 2005
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Location: California, USA
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1) I was disappointed to know the result.
(2) I knew the result to be disappointed.
If bothe of them are correct, what is the difference ?
The first one is correct. A person can be disappointed (feel unhappy that a result wasn't as good as he or she had expected or hoped it would be). A result cannot be disappointed. It can be disappointing, though.  |
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