I saw her about to do it.

I'd say no.

Perhaps, "I saw her determined / resolved to do it."

It's a tough distinction. The question is, are we talking about her state of mind, or her physical situation?

In this case, I take "about to" and "ready to" as state of mind, and "sure to" doesn't fit.

It can certainly be argued both ways. It depends on the act.

Hi,

I think he needs a simpler answer.

'I saw her about to do it' - Would do it in the next action.
'I saw her ready to do it' - Prepared but may not do it immediately.
"I saw her sure to do it" - Wrong usage.

Iris.

Hi Iris, Can you give us a simpler reason why "sure" is wrong? [Y][N]

Hi Avagi,

I thought that was wrong. Can you show me an example when to use this sentence "I saw her sure to do it"?

Thanks

<<I saw her about to do it" is correct, then "I saw her ready to do it" is correct?" I saw her sure to do it" ?>>

To me, we are wasting effort on badly formed sentences. I don't think any native speaker or anyone with good English would say that.

Possibility:

1- When I saw her, she was about to do it.

2- When I saw

iris_es I thought that was wrong. Can you show me an example when to use this sentence "I saw her sure to do it"?

Hi, iris. I thought you were kicking my ****.

Hi!

Thanks all, Avangi, Iris, and Goodman....

Here are some examples of "saw someone to do something".



Iliad by Homer translated into English.


http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/iliad.16.xvi.html

Edit. if you look at Goodman's post, you'll see that "sure" has two meanings. It can be the state of mind of a person, or it can be the physical likelihood that something will happen. He uses the personal state of mind approach, but it becomes necessary to completely change the structure of the sentence.

I saw the shopping cart sure to roll into the path of the oncoming bus.

Wow, you sure have a critical attitude in English. It’s Interesting.

I see... Your theory is that in case of physical situation or some objective state, it is allowed, but in case "ready", "sure" are directly connected to HER or HIS, it is not allowed?

I saw her sure to fall... does not mean that "she was sure" but it means "I was sure".

In case of "ready", there seems to be no ambiguity.

Then, the question should be, "why is that not al