Both sentences are correct. I see no reason that one sentence would be preferable to the other. The first sentence would more likely be the form a native speaker of English would use--although one might more likely write: The medicine Jason took stopped his vomiting.
Sentence two was not incorrect, it simply was a little awkward, but it was not incorrect. As has been pointed out now more than once, the locution "stopped his vomiting" is probably more likely to be used by a native speaker of English.
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solipsister
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Fri 20 Mar, 2009 04:43 am
@tanguatlay,
tang, old fruit, forget grammar try and make it punchy
oh and i wanna know more about the jason story ie why he should be stopped from vomiting
Solipsister's posts are very often less than helpful, Tanguatlay, and I advise you to treat them with a great deal of caution, or better still ignore them.
Contrex's posts are very often less than helpful, Tanguatlay, and I advise you to treat them with disdain because he answers your questions without advice on other aspects of the writing.
Yes, Contrex, I find Solipsister's reply confusing. I'm getting confused by her sentences which are often not punctuated. And she asked why Jason should be stopped from vomiting. I don't understand the question at all. I thought the sentence was self-explanatory.
Both are correct, but the second should be written:
The medicine Jason took stopped his vomiting.
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contrex
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Fri 20 Mar, 2009 05:53 pm
@tanguatlay,
Solipsister appears to be a textbook example of a forum "troll". These people are lonely souls and are often "clients of the mental health services". That last phrase is an example of euphemism.
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