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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:13 am
by Sang-heui, Kim
Dear Teacher

Next sentence is ungrammatical?

I found to read this book difficult.

Best regards.

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:10 am
by Alan
Yes. It should read

I found this book difficult to read.

I found it difficult to read this book.

or

I found reading this book difficult.

The first is the most commonly used construction.