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Ljswave Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
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Police-Did you see the robber coming out of the house?
A neighbor- I saw him coming out of the house.
#2-
Police-Did you see the robber going out of the house?
A neighbor- I saw him going out of the house.
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Would you explain about the difference between #1 and #2?
This is for the usage of come and go.
Police-Did you see the robber coming out of the house?
A neighbor- I saw him coming out of the house.
#2-
Police-Did you see the robber going out of the house?
A neighbor- I saw him going out of the house.
-??????????????
Would you explain about the difference between #1 and #2?
This is for the usage of come and go.
Top answer
This would be the result of a difference in visual perspective. For example, if the neighbor's house was directly across the street, and he saw the robber exiting the house by the front door and moving towards him, then "coming" would be used. Whereas, if the neighbor saw the robber exiting the house by the back door, and moving away from him, then "going" would be used.
- This would be the result of a difference in visual perspective.
- For example, if the neighbor's house was directly across the street, and he saw the robber exiting the house by the front door and moving towards him, then "coming" would be used.
- Whereas, if the neighbor saw the robber exiting the house by the back door, and moving away from him, then "going" would be used.
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This would be the result of a difference in visual perspective. For example, if the neighbor's house was directly across the street, and he saw the robber exiting the house by the front door and moving towards him, then "coming" would be used. Whereas, if the neighbor saw the robber exiting the house by the back door, and moving away from him, then "going" would be used.
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