[Grammar] not to be invited / not being invited

[4ania4]

Dear Teachers,

If the second sentence is correct, how different is it from the first one.

1. He was surprised not to be invited to his niece's wedding. (I know it is correct and what it means)
   
2. He was surprised not being invited to his niece's wedding. (I am not sure.)

Thank you in advance for your replies and effort.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Dear Teachers,

If the second sentence is correct, how different is it from the first one?

He was surprised not to be invited to his niece's wedding. (I know it is correct and what it means.)



He was surprised at/about not being invited to his niece's wedding. (I am not sure.)

Thank you [STRIKE]in advance[/STRIKE] for your replies and efforts.

Either thank us as a group (replies, efforts) or as individuals (reply, effort). Don't split the difference!

They mean the same thing.

Punctuate the ends of all sentences. Otherwise, they're not sentences.

 

[Tarheel]

[*]He was surprised not to be invited to his niece's wedding. (I know it is correct and what it means)

In that case, please tell me what it means.

I would say:

He was surprised at not being invited to his niece's wedding.

 

[GoesStation]

I would say:

He was surprised at not being invited to his niece's wedding.

The original sentence, "He was surprised not to be invited …," works just as well for me.

 

[emsr2d2]

The original sentence, "He was surprised not to be invited …," works just as well for me.

That's what I would use.

 

[probus]

Dear Teachers,

He was surprised not being invited to his niece's wedding.

That one sounds very unnatural to my ear. I would never say it.

 

[emsr2d2]

That one sounds very unnatural to my ear. I would never say it.

I don't think anyone said it was OK. In post #2, Charlie showed that it would be OK with "at" or "about" before "not being invited".