I like the theme that Tom wants to revenge on David

[ringu20]

Are the two sentences grammatically correct and convey the same meaning?

"I like the theme that Tom wants to revenge on David in the novel."

"I like the theme of Tom wanting to revenge on David in the novel."

 

[emsr2d2]

"revenge" is not a verb so you need to rewrite both sentences with that in mind.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

"revenge" is not a verb so you need to rewrite both sentences with that in mind.

Google dictionary says it is.

 

[emsr2d2]

What is "Google dictionary"? As far as I'm aware, Google has never published a dictionary of the English language with definitions in English. Having said that, I have looked it up on fraze.it (a website we have recommended to all users here multiple times) and discovered that it can be used as a verb. I can assure you that it is very unusual to do so. With that in mind, I would still like you to rewrite your sentences without using this uncommon verb.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

What is "Google dictionary"? As far as I'm aware, Google has never published a dictionary of the English language with definitions in English. Having said that, I have looked it up on fraze.it (a website we have recommended to all users here multiple times) and discovered that it can be used as a verb. I can assure you that it is very unusual to do so. With that in mind, I would still like you to rewrite your sentences without using this uncommon verb.

https://www.google.com/search?q=rev...droid-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[emsr2d2]

That's not a "Google dictionary". That's just a Google search result. The first definition, as shown at the bottom of the box, is from "Oxford Languages". We could carry on like this for a while. I suggest we don't. Please just rewrite the sentences using a different verb.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have only just realised that I have not been swapping messages with the OP. Rollercoaster, you have hijacked this thread. Please refrain from making any more comments until we hear from ringu20.

 

[Rover_KE]

It's not the first time you've done this, Rollercoaster. Please don't do it again until the thread has run its course and then say that you want to ask a supplementary question.

 

[ringu20]

OK. I've corrected them.

"I like the theme that Tom wants to take revenge against David in the novel."

"I like the theme of Tom wanting to take revenge against David in the novel."

Are the two sentences gramatically correct and do they convey the same meaning?

 

[GoesStation]

OK. I've corrected them.

"I like the theme that Tom wants to take revenge against David in the novel."

"I like the theme of Tom wanting to take revenge against David in the novel."

Are the two sentences gramatically correct and do they convey the same meaning?

Sentence two works. Sentence one doesn't.

 

[Phaedrus]

Ringu20, you might want to consider using "revenge" as an attributive noun ("revenge theme") or the phrase "the theme of revenge":

I like the revenge theme in the novel.
I like the theme of revenge in the novel.

Themes are broad categories. That Tom wants to take revenge on David is too specific to be a theme, I think. But it does relate to a theme.

 

[tedmc]

I don't think theme collocates well with revenge. How about the idea/plot of revenge?

 

[Phaedrus]

I don't think theme collocates well with revenge.

The sequence "the theme of revenge in" has 60,200 hits on Google, most of which seem to be followed by the title of a literary work.