Here are three sentences. A) and B) are okay, but what about C)?
I want to know if C) is also possible.
A) My blister made it a problem to walk.
B) My blister made walking a problem.C) My blister made it a problem walking.(?)
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Sign up to join this communityHere are three sentences. A) and B) are okay, but what about C)?
I want to know if C) is also possible.
A) My blister made it a problem to walk.
B) My blister made walking a problem.C) My blister made it a problem walking.(?)
B is more natural.
Direct object ("walking") followed by a noun as object compliment ("a problem") is a common pattern. The other two, although grammatically not incorrect, sound quite counterintuitive.
All three are understandable and not incorrect.