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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Call or Calling?

He heard her mother call him and he heard her mother calling him. Which one is correct and why? (call or calling?)
  

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Anonymous He heard her mother call him and he heard her mother calling him. Which one is correct and why? ) The one with "call" suggests a single call.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous He heard her mother call him and he heard her mother calling him.
  • Which one is correct and why?
  • ) The one with "call" suggests a single call.
  • The one with "calling" suggests repeated calls.
  • Both are correct and useful.
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Anonymous He heard her mother call him and he heard her mother calling him. Which one is correct and why? (call or calling?)
The one with "call" suggests a single call.
The one with "calling" suggests repeated calls.

Both are correct and useful.

By chance, did you mean "his mother"?

CJ
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Both are possible. The verb "hear" can be followed by a gerund (e.g. "calling") or a bare infinitive (e.g. "call").

Have a look here:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/hear-see-etc-object-infinitive-or-ing

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