Is “I got lost trying to find” correct?

by

I read this paragraph:

– Why didn’t you come to Alex’s house last night? We were all expecting to see you there.
+ Oh, I’m sorry about that. I got lost trying to find Alex’s house.

Which one is correct?

  1. I got lost trying to find …
  2. I got lost when I was trying to find …

Am I right in thinking the correct one is “I got lost when I was trying to find…”?

Answer

“trying to find…” is an abridged or reduced adverbial clause equivalent to “when/as/while (subject) was trying to find…”

Therefore, you can say:

  1. I got lost trying to find Alex’s house.

  2. I got lost when I was trying to find Alex´s house.

  3. I got lost as I was trying to find Alex´s house.

  4. I got lost while I was trying to find Alex´s house.

All of them have exactly the same meaning.

Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Hajitsu , Answer Author : Gustavson

Leave a Comment