I read the following grammar question in a TOEIC BOOK:
“112. The assistant jumped up on a chair and screamed when he saw a mouse ______ across the lounge.
A. ran
B. run
C. runs
D. had run
(Answer: B) ((p. 356, LONGMAN PREPARATION SERIES FOR THE NEW TOEIC TEST - Intermediate Course, Fourth Edition, by Lin Lougheed))”
I have two questions.
Question #1:
Do you agree with the above TOEIC book that B is the ONLY correct answer (for the above question)?
I analyzed the original question sentence into the following two types.
Type X1 – … he saw a mouse [OBJECT] run [OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT] …
Type Y1 - … he saw (that) a mouse [SUBJECT] ran [VERB] …
Considering Type Y1, isn’t A also possible? (If it isn’t possible, would you please let me know the REASON?)
Question #2:
What if there were following choices for the above question?
E. running
F. was running
I analyzed the original question sentence into the following two types.
Type X2 – … he saw a mouse [OBJECT] running [OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT] …
Type Y2 - … he saw (that) a mouse [SUBJECT] was running [VERB] …
Considering Type X2 and Y2, aren’t E and F also possible? (If they aren’t possible, would you please let me know the REASON?)
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Niue Question #1: Do you agree with the above TOEIC book that B is the ONLY correct answer (for the above question)? Yes. To my ear, that would have to be explicitly stated to block the catenative structure saw (X) run .
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