Which sentence is incorrect and why ?
I don't want anyone to know this.
I don't want anyone knowing this.
Is there any difference in meanings of these sentences ?
Which one should I use ?
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Answers · 11
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The first one is right.
Because, like mr. dzeri said, you have to use the infinitive form, because you already have the verb "don´t want" in a tense. :)
1
Both sentences are correct, which one you will use depends on the context, but the first one is more common because to+inf is usually used after verb 'want'
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They are both correct and there is only one context - you have a piece of information or a situation that you want to keep from the outside world. The second one is a little bit more dramatic than the first and you might hear it in a movie, for example, where a family finds out their teenage daughter is pregnant. The father could say "We're sending her to live with her grandmother until the child is born - I don't want anyone around here knowing (about) this!"
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Both right but with different meaning depending on the context you are using them in !
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Yes there is a difference between the sentences. The first one is correct i.e "I don't want anyone to know this."
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