(** SORRY! I MADE A TYPO IN THE TITLE!!!! ) Hello, I found this question from my English grammar workbook, and I really couldn't get the explanation. Please help me. Question asks, "He found ______ entertaining to attend the gathering." what is the right answer for the blank? (A) himself (B) it I thought the answer is (A) himself because we often say "He found himself enjoying the party." I get "He found it entertaining to attend the gathering" is the answer, but I don't know why 'himself' can't be in that blank. The answer sheet said it is because "entertaining" can't be a complement for "himself". Why can't it? Please, anyone help me
"Entertainment" means causing or giving entertainment. I suppose you could say something like, "In my opinion, they ought to invite me to their party -- I consider myself very entertaining", meaning that I believe I would entertain other people if I went to the party. But that's not a logical meaning in the example from your workbook, and it is made grammatically impossible by the following phrase "... to attend the gathering."
