In various of my writings, both in Philosophical Studies and elsewhere, I have argued that an account of trying sentences is available that does not require quantification over alleged attempts or tryings. In particular, adverbial modification in such sentences can be dealt with, without quantification over any such particulars. In ‘Attempts’, Jonathan D. Payton (Payton, 2021) has sought to dispute my claim. In this paper, I consider his claims and reply to them. I believe that my account withstands such scrutiny. In what follows, I refer to my book as ‘MA’, in giving page numbers to guide the reader. ‘Payton’ always refers to ‘Payton 2021’.

在我的各种著作中，无论是在哲学研究中还是在其他地方，我都认为可以对尝试的句子进行描述，而不需要对所谓的尝试或尝试进行量化。特别是，可以处理此类句子中的状语修饰，而无需对任何此类细节进行量化。在“尝试”中，乔纳森 D.佩顿（佩顿，2021 年）试图对我的主张提出异议。在本文中，我考虑了他的主张并予以答复。我相信我的账户经得起这样的审查。在下文中，我将我的书称为“MA”，以提供页码来指导读者。“佩顿”总是指“佩顿 2021”。