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Asked on March 26, 2021 in Grammar.
Assuming all verbs of senses (see, hear, hear), they can have an infinitive or gerund structure after them with a different meaning. When we have witnessed a complete action we use the infinitive. e.g. I heard some music from him by the stage last night! ” (meaning I saw the whole song or the whole performance) “I heard him singing in the shower as I walked past. I heard the action but didn’t stay for him to finish his song. Similarly: “I saw him with his father on the bus. The subject of “him walk last night” is ‘him’ as an object pronoun can be the subject of the infinitive. Why is
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in Grammar.
Assuming all verbs of senses (see, hear, hear), they can have an infinitive or gerund structure after them with a different meaning. When we have witnessed a complete action we use the infinitive. e.g. I heard some music from him by the stage last night! ” (meaning I saw the whole song or the whole performance) “I heard him singing in the shower as I walked past. I heard the action but didn’t stay for him to finish his song. Similarly: “I saw him with his father on the bus. The subject of “him walk last night” is ‘him’ as an object pronoun can be the subject of the infinitive. Why is
this essay unique?
- 698596 views
- 2 answers
- 258776 votes