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sejpdw



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:58 pm    Post subject: enjoy Reply with quote

" This belief was my inspiration for a new version, which I hope you will enjoy as much as I enjoyed creating it."

In this sentence, is "creating it" the object of "enjoyed" or participle phrase?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

This belief was my inspiration for a new version, which I hope you will enjoy as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Yes, creating it is the object of enjoyed in the above sentence. That is, the speaker really enjoyed the process of creating a new version, and he hopes the listeners will enjoy it at least as much. This is a fairly common construction, often used when someone has created something, especially a labor of love, and wants to express the idea that he hopes others will like it.

dragn

P.S. I hope you enjoy my post as much as I enjoyed writing it. Very Happy


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