Grammatically, grammatical question.

I’ve seen him walk some distance. Is he hungry?

What is the functioning of the phrase “he walk last night”? Why did the above sentence use bare infinitive as the verb object? Is him the subject of the phrase or not?

How could an individual decide what should be done next: pay for the trip not for the other one, but for the product?

Asked on March 25, 2021 in Grammar.
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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?

Answered on March 26, 2021.
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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?

Answered on March 26, 2021.
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