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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

grew into / grew a tree

Can I say,

(a) John was surprised to see the seed grow / growing (into) a tree with golden fruit.

(b) The seed became / grew (into) a golden papaya.
  

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(a) John was surprised to see the seed grow / growing into a tree with golden fruit. (b) The seed became / grew into a golden papaya.

— Madhulk

  • (a) John was surprised to see the seed grow / growing into a tree with golden fruit.
  • (b) The seed became / grew into a golden papaya.
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(a) John was surprised to see the seed grow / growing into a tree with golden fruit.

(b) The seed became / grew into a golden papaya.
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Thanks, But, why don't we use "grow"? So far as I know, we use "grow" to show the incomplete action.
That means John saw the seed, not from the start until the end, just from a part of the process. So, we use "present" here, Right?

(a) John was surprised to see the seed grow / growing into a tree with golden fruit.
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