Hi,
I think I'm very likely to encounter and need to express one of the three types of situations without mentioning the doer involved:
1. I saw something in a state.
2. I saw something was being done.
3. I saw the whole act.
For instance, Peter was killed and I saw it.
1. I saw Peter killed. I saw Peter was killed. I saw Peter after he was killed. I saw Peter dead. Which one describes that I saw the state?
2. I saw Peter being killed. (It means I saw Peter was being killed)
3. I saw Peter while he was killed. Does this sentence describe I saw the whole act?
Thank you very much.
stephenlearner 1. I saw Peter killed. I saw Peter was killed.
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stephenlearner1. I saw Peter killed. I saw Peter was killed. I saw Peter after he was killed. I saw Peter dead. Which one describes that I saw the state?
"I saw Peter killed." There is no real state here. Killing is a process.
stephenlearner 2. I saw Peter being killed. (It means I saw Peter was being killed)
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stephenlearnerFor instance, Peter was killed and I saw it.
It is not a natural example.
These are the natural versions:
I witnessed Peter's murder.
I witnessed Peter being killed / murdered.