sitifan
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2006
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
- Current Location
- Taiwan
1. I won't punish the child who admitted breaking the window.
2. I won't punish the child admitting breaking the window.
3. The terrorists who sent a threatening message asked for an immediate end to bombings.
4. The terrorists sending a threatening message asked for an immediate end to bombings.
(#1 is quoted from Practical English Grammar by Wu Pingzhong and Wu Pingwen, the other sentences were made by a Taiwanese)
Which of the above sentences is not acceptable to native speakers?
2. I won't punish the child admitting breaking the window.
3. The terrorists who sent a threatening message asked for an immediate end to bombings.
4. The terrorists sending a threatening message asked for an immediate end to bombings.
(#1 is quoted from Practical English Grammar by Wu Pingzhong and Wu Pingwen, the other sentences were made by a Taiwanese)
Which of the above sentences is not acceptable to native speakers?