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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
felt the building (was) shaking
1. The boys felt the building shaking.
2. The boys felt the building was shaking.
Which of the sentences is acceptable?
2. The boys felt the building was shaking.
Which of the sentences is acceptable?
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Both sentences are acceptable, but the meanings are slightly different. g. as vibrations, objects falling, etc.
- Both sentences are acceptable, but the meanings are slightly different.
- g.
- as vibrations, objects falling, etc.
- ' This means that they believed that the building was shaking, although they didn't experience the physical effects themselves.
- For example, they might have been looking at the building from outside.
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Both sentences are acceptable, but the meanings are slightly different.
'The boys felt the building shaking.'
This means that they physically experienced the effects of the shaking, e.g. as vibrations, objects falling, etc.
''The boys felt (that) the building was shaking.'
This means that they believed that the building was shaking, although they didn't experien
'The boys felt the building shaking.'
This means that they physically experienced the effects of the shaking, e.g. as vibrations, objects falling, etc.
''The boys felt (that) the building was shaking.'
This means that they believed that the building was shaking, although they didn't experien
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1. The boys felt the building shaking. (It was shaking)
2. The boys felt the building was shaking. (We and the boys don't know if it was shaking. Not sure).
Modal "that":
feel + be (or any auxiliary)
I feel (that) you are angry with me. Are you?
2. The boys felt the building was shaking. (We and the boys don't know if it was shaking. Not sure).
Modal "that":
feel + be (or any auxiliary)
I feel (that) you are angry with me. Are you?
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