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Anonymous
05-04-2004, 07:16 PM
Hi,
Please check these sentences and correct them.
1. I was very impressed (to know) that the building is very traditional and historic.
2. I was very impressed (to see) that the technology and equipment of the research center was very modern.
3. I was very happy/pleased (to hear) that you got a job you like/liked.
4. I was sorry (to hear) that you lost your job.
5. I was sad (to hear) that so many people died and hurt in the accident.
6. He was impressed/pleased that she remembered his name.
7. He was disappointed that she didn't remember his name.
Thanks in advance.

Rusty
05-05-2004, 05:53 PM
Please check these sentences and correct them.
1. I was very impressed (to know) that the building is very traditional and historic.
2. I was very impressed (to see) that the technology and equipment of the research center was very modern.
(These seem acceptable to me, although I'd say "knowing/seeing" rather than using the infinitive. Perhaps Pete or Gordon would comment as I'm not sure if the -ing words are gerunds or participles here).

3. I was very happy/pleased (to hear) that you got a job you like/liked.
4. I was sorry (to hear) that you lost your job.
5. I was sad (to hear) that so many people died and were hurt in the accident.
6. He was impressed/pleased that she remembered his name.
7. He was disappointed that she didn't remember his name.

Pete
05-06-2004, 04:30 AM
Please check these sentences and correct them.
>1. I was very impressed (to know) that the building is very traditional and historic.
>2. I was very impressed (to see) that the technology and equipment of the research center was very modern.
(These seem acceptable to me, although I'd say "knowing/seeing" rather than using the infinitive. Perhaps Pete or Gordon would comment as I'm not sure if the -ing words are gerunds or participles here).

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To me, both the infinitive form (to see, to know) and the participle form (seeing, knowing) sound natural. I think that here either the infinitive or the participle is used as a complement to the predicate adjective impressed; they act like adjectives and say something about the subject, I.