Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
-ing or no
Hi
I saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage.
I saw the singer falling off the edge of the stage.
Is it
see/hear/feel sy do sg
or
see/hear/feel sy doing?
The latter sounds more familiar to me.
Thanks
I saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage.
I saw the singer falling off the edge of the stage.
Is it
see/hear/feel sy do sg
or
see/hear/feel sy doing?
The latter sounds more familiar to me.
Thanks
Top answer
I saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. I saw the singer falling off the edge of the stage. They are fine.
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I saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage.
I saw the singer falling off the edge of the stage.
They are fine.
The bare-infinitive in the first example suggests that the doer of the action'I' saw the whole process of falling, whereas -ing in 'falling' gives the idea of seeing one particular period of his falling.
I saw the singer falling off the edge of the stage.
They are fine.
The bare-infinitive in the first example suggests that the doer of the action'I' saw the whole process of falling, whereas -ing in 'falling' gives the idea of seeing one particular period of his falling.
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