His wife complained about a drink being very cold.

[lagoo]

1) His wife complained about a drink being very cold.
2) His wife complained about a very cold drink.


Is there any difference between 1) and 2)?

 

[teechar]

Yes, there could be.
Sentence #1 suggests that the drink shouldn't have been cold.
Sentence #2 could mean that the complaint was about a drink which is normally cold.

 

[emsr2d2]

If the problem is that the drink is colder than it should be, I would say "His wife complained that​ the drink was too cold".