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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Find

Could you confirm whether the following sentences are okay though their meanings are different from each other?
Thank you.

1. He found something strange to happen.
2. He found something strange happening.
  

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1. He found something strange to happen. No.

  • 1.
  • He found something strange to happen.
  • No.
  • 2.
  • He found something strange happening .
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1. He found something strange to happen. No.
2. He found something strange happening. OK.

'catch' works like 'find', by the way.

He caught them to kiss in the corner.
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How about "I thought something strange to happen"?
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lucas21cHow about "I thought something strange to happen"?
No.

Did that really seem possible to you? I'm beginning to think you're pulling words out of a hat at random.

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