Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
For believing/ to believe
Hello there,
I've been working on a short story and I'm having trouble finding the right phrasing. Would be fantastic if a native speaker could tell me if this sentence is correct:
"I'm watching your gruelling race for believing your own denial"
-> Just to make sure everyone understands the meaining behind this: I'm trying to express that the person ("I" in that case) is watching someone else, who's trying very hard (running around, trying to distract himself from what's going on) to believe his own denial.
Is the above sentence correct or should I rather say ".. your gruelling race TO BELIEVE your own denial"?
Many thanks!!
Valentina
I've been working on a short story and I'm having trouble finding the right phrasing. Would be fantastic if a native speaker could tell me if this sentence is correct:
"I'm watching your gruelling race for believing your own denial"
-> Just to make sure everyone understands the meaining behind this: I'm trying to express that the person ("I" in that case) is watching someone else, who's trying very hard (running around, trying to distract himself from what's going on) to believe his own denial.
Is the above sentence correct or should I rather say ".. your gruelling race TO BELIEVE your own denial"?
Many thanks!!
Valentina
Top answer
I can't imagine believing my own denial. I'm watching your gruelling racing around to avoid facing (coming to grips with / recognizing ) your denial of the truth.
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I can't imagine believing my own denial.
I'm watching your gruelling racing around to avoid facing (coming to grips with / recognizing ) your denial of the truth.
I'm watching your gruelling racing around to avoid facing (coming to grips with / recognizing ) your denial of the truth.
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