John doesn't like Kevin smoking in the bathroom

Question

This sentence is incorrect. The first person to recognize and explain the error gets a grammar-tastic high-five!

Answer 1

Then he should not set Kevin on fire.

Answer 2

Could it be

John doesn't like Kevin to smoke in the bathroom ?

No explaination as I don't have to explain my version to anyone !

Answer 3

How about "John doesn't like Kevin's smoking in the bathroom." This makes it clear that it is not Kevin that John doesn't like.

Answer 4

Maybe it should be: John doesn't like Kevin to smoke in the bathroom.

Answer 5

Kevin's

Answer 6

http://members.cox.net/teachro/diagrammi...

The above explains a direct object.

Your direct object is Kevin. You have "John doesn't like Kevin."

That's not what you mean.

Your direct object should be, "smoking."

You should have "John doesn't like smoking."

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John -- Subject

doesn't like -- verb

smoking -- direct object

in the bathroom -- preposition that describes (where) smoking

by Kevin -- preposition that describes (who is) smoking

John doesn't like smoking by Kevin in the bathroom.

John doesn't like smoking in the bathroom by Kevin.

I am not sure, but I think either of the above would work. It's been a long time since I've diagrammed sentences.

Answer 7

no period.

Answer 8

shouldn't it be "does not" as opposed to Doesn't