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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

about "watching"

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) John and his friends were watching other people swimming in the sea.02br
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00(b) They sat under a tree watching a few boys swimming in the sea.02br
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00(c) They had a rest under a tree watching the boys swimming. 0-
  

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0 All fine. 02i 02br 00In some contexts one form may be better than the other but I wouldn't worry about that too much. 02i 02br 00CB 0-

— Cool Breeze

  • 0 All fine.
  • 02i 02br 00In some contexts one form may be better than the other but I wouldn't worry about that too much.
  • 02i 02br 00CB 0-
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0 All fine. Theoretically, you can use a plain infinitive (swim) or a 01font00present participle02font00 after a 01font00verb of perception02font00 in the active voice:02br
01i00I 01font00saw02font00 him walk/01font0
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0Thanks your reply. Can I say,02br
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00(a) All of them were sitting under a tree and watching the children swimming in the sea.02br
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00(b) They sat under the tree and watching the children who were swimming in the sea. 0-
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0If (b) is about the same tree and children as (a):02br
01i00They sat under the tree watching the children01font01b00,02b02font00 who were swimming in the sea. / They sat under the tree watching the children swimming in the sea.02i02br
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00I find it a little strange that you should menti
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0yup, they are the same children and the tree.02br
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00So, my sentence (a) and (b) is incorrect? 0-
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