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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Gerund...?
Hi,
in a class test I had the following sentence:
He was shocked seeing her dressed like that.
I was wondering if maybe you could tell me whether this sentence is correct in written English and give me an explanation - I didn't find anything comparable in Swan's grammar, but I am not very good with grammar rules anyway...
Thank you!
in a class test I had the following sentence:
He was shocked seeing her dressed like that.
I was wondering if maybe you could tell me whether this sentence is correct in written English and give me an explanation - I didn't find anything comparable in Swan's grammar, but I am not very good with grammar rules anyway...
Thank you!
Top answer
This is a participle phrase and of course seeing is not a gerund here. Two sentences have been joined to form one simple sentence. He saw her dressed like that.
- This is a participle phrase and of course seeing is not a gerund here.
- Two sentences have been joined to form one simple sentence.
- He saw her dressed like that.
- He was shocked.
- ) verb see has been changed into a participle.
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This is a participle phrase and of course seeing is not a gerund here.
Two sentences have been joined to form one simple sentence.
He saw her dressed like that. He was shocked.
In the resultant sentence (He was shocked seeing her dressed like that.) verb see has been changed into a participle.
Two sentences have been joined to form one simple sentence.
He saw her dressed like that. He was shocked.
In the resultant sentence (He was shocked seeing her dressed like that.) verb see has been changed into a participle.
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The sentence is actually not very natural. The expected is:
He was shocked to see her dressed like that.
'See' is an instantaneous perception.
He was shocked to see her dressed like that.
'See' is an instantaneous perception.
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