disgusts me/is disgusting

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navi tasan

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Which is correct:

1-He disgusts me to look at.

2-He is disgusting for me to look at.


3-That job annoys me to do.

4-That job is annoying for me to do.

I think '2' and '4' work fine and '1' and '3' are just incorrect.

Gratefully,
Navi.
 

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2 and 4 work for me! 1 and 3 are 'just incorrect'! :cool:
 

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Delete the last parts of 1 and 3 and they are fine.
 

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1. Looking at him disgusts me.
2. Doing this job annoys me.
 

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not a teacher

Also: 1. It disgusts me to look at him.
 

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