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Old April 14, 2021, 09:22 AM
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She thinks going to the gym a waste of time

She thinks going to the gym a waste of time.
Is that sentence correct despite the fact that Is is missing?
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Old April 14, 2021, 09:31 AM
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She thinks going to the gym a waste of time.
Is that sentence correct despite the fact that Is is missing?
It is incorrect, but you can say, she thinks going to the gym is a waste of time,
Oddly you can say (especially in Britain), she thinks it a waste of time.
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I found it in a Proficiency book and they stated as correct . It sounded weird to me !
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To me too, but perhaps it is used in Great Britain. I know, she thinks it a waste of time, is used especially on your side of the Atlantic. Where was the proficiency book published?
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That explains it. There are slight differences in the use of language in European and American English.
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