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#2 (permalink) Thu Jan 31, 2008 13:23 pm "Proud of" vs "Proud to" |
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. Use proud to when a verb follows: I am proud to have talked to him; I am proud to be here.
Use proud of when a noun phrase follows: I am proud of having talked to him; I am proud of my father. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Thu Jan 31, 2008 13:51 pm "Proud of" vs "Proud to" |
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Thanks, Micawber! But I still donīt understand why the first sentence can be said with "to" and "of"...
I am proud of/to having/have talked to him
Is there any difference in terms of meaning?
I see "have talked" as a verb, not as a noun phrase. In fact, I donīt really understand the term "noun phrase". Could you be more specific, please? Thanks in advance!
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#4 (permalink) Thu Jan 31, 2008 14:05 pm "Proud of" vs "Proud to" |
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. Pedro, you seem to have misread my posting, or at least confused what I stated. All I can do at the moment is repeat my simple statements:
Use proud to when a verb follows: I am proud to have talked to him; I am proud to be here. Use proud of when a noun phrase follows: I am proud of having talked to him; I am proud of my father.
There is no difference in intent between these two:
I am proud to have talked to him I am proud of having talked to him
A noun phrase is noun phrase is a phrase that has a noun as its head; it generally includes one or more modifying words, but there are single-word minimal noun phrases that are composed only of a noun or pronoun. Thse are noun phrases (in brackets, with the head noun underlined):
[A big fat bear] sat on [the porkpie hat that I bought last June]. [Running over 42 kilometers] is [no fun]. [The oysters] are [mine]. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Thu Jan 31, 2008 14:53 pm "Proud of" vs "Proud to" |
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Thanks again! I know what you are saying, but Itīs hard for me to know if I am using a "noun phrase" or not. :oops:
For instance, in the sentence:
I am proud of having talked to him
Which word would it work as "head noun"?
Would it be "having"?
You gave me another example:
"I am proud to be here" ("Be here" is not a noun phrase)
But, could I say "I am proud of being here" or "I am proud of being here with you"? I am afraid itīs really tough for me to understand.
Thank you very much! |
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Pedro I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:10 am "Proud of" vs "Proud to" |
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. I am proud of having talked to him. Which word would it work as "head noun"? Would it be "having"? -- Yes
"I am proud to be here" ("Be here" is not a noun phrase-- Right)
But, could I say "I am proud of being here" or "I am proud of being here with you"? -- Yes. Being here (with you) is the noun phrase, and being is its head. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#7 (permalink) Fri Feb 01, 2008 13:43 pm "Proud of" vs "Proud to" |
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Thanks again!
Now I understand it... :lol: |
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Pedro I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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