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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Ann can feel the heat of the sun before she sees / can see it.

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0Hi,02br
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01font00What is the correct form in this sentence, she sees or she can see?02font02br
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01font00- Ann can feel the heat of the sun before she sees /01del00 can see02del00 it.02font02br
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0Hello.02br
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00But why in this case is "she sees" and not "she can see"?02br
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0Hi,02br
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00The other version seems to have too many 01i01u00can's02u02i00.02br
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00In a context like this, I don't feel there is any real difference between 'she can see the sun' and 'she sees the sun'. 02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Clive, why can't you say 'she can see it' instead?02br
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0Hi,02br
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00You can say it, but to me the other version sound better.02br
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0I see. Thanks Clive.02br
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