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Ritik Posted 6 years ago
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One question I want to ask you.
what is difference between these sentences?
1) I saw him crossing the river.
2) I saw him to be crossing the river.
3) He was seen crossing the river
4) He was seen to be crossing the river.
Kindly tell me the meaning of the above sentences
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ritik 1) I saw him crossing the river. He crossed the river. I know he did because I saw him do it.
- ritik 1) I saw him crossing the river.
- He crossed the river.
- I know he did because I saw him do it.
- ritik 2) I saw him to be crossing the river.
- Ungrammatical.
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ritik1) I saw him crossing the river.
He crossed the river. I know he did because I saw him do it.
ritik2) I saw him to be crossing the river.
Ungrammatical.
ritik3) He was seen crossing the river
He crossed the river. We know that because someone saw him do it.
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