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I don't find my mistake in this sentence Hi everybody Yesterday I was in my English class and My English teacher corrected me about something that I said I said the follow: It makes me feel very comfortable trying to achive goals My teachers' correction was the follow: Trying to achieve goals makes me feel comfortable Could someone tell me Why should I use the second sentence instead of using the first one? Thanks

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In this sentence, I can't find my mistake.

Hi everybody

My English teacher corrected me about something that I said yesterday in class. 

I said the following:
It makes me feel very comfortable trying to achieve goals

The following is my teachers' correction:
Trying to achieve goals makes me feel comfortable

Could someone tell me why I should use the second sentence instead of the first ?

There is more than one way to write a sentence. These are both grammatically correct. Your teacher believes that his change is better style. His correction changes "Trying to achieve goals" from a trailing phase, to be the subject of the sentence. This emphasizes your feeling, and makes the sentence more direct and a stronger statement. Do you agree with that?


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If you wanted to start the sentence with "It makes me feel...", I would probably have said it like this: It makes me feel comfortable WHEN I TRY to achieve goals. Your teacher's correction also works very well!
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Your version of the sentence is understandable. I think your sentence is correct, but your teacher has given you a sentence which is more straight-forward, and easier to follow. The teacher's version is better. By the way, you should say "I can't find my mistake...." or "I couldn't find my mistake..." (Not "I don't find my mistake.....").
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maybe because "trying to achieve goals" its subject... anyway, I don't know english grammar... waiting for someone yet...

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