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Michelle Cha Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

I smelled my shirt burn/ burning/ burnt

Hi teachers!

My grammabook says only #1 is grammatical and I wonder if it is true. Well I think all of them are correct.


1. I smelled my shirt burning.

2. I smelled my shirt burn.

3. I smelled my shirt burnt.


Also, my grammar book says #4 and #5 are the same in meaning and gramnatical. Then how about #7? It it acceptable?

4. Can you spare a few minutes?

5. Can you spare a few minutes for me?

6. I spared my mom anxiety.

7. I spared anxiety for my mom.


Thank you very much teachers ?

  

Top answer

1. This is correct. 2.

— Anonymous

  • 1.
  • This is correct.
  • 2.
  • This does not sound right.
  • " is the only statement used in English in this context.
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1. This is correct.

2. This does not sound right. "I smelled my shirt burning." is the only statement used in English in this context.

3. This does not sound right. This would mean that after your shirt burned and the fire was out, you smelled it. But in that situation the statement would be: "I smelled my burned shirt."

4. This is correct.

5. This sounds awk

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