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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Infinitive or participle/gerund - Dangling participle?

Hi,
First question:
I'am a little bit confused. There are many grammar websites saying that you either use infinitive or gerund and then there are websites saying you use infinitive or present/past participle?

I found a website, that says you need present participle after verbs of perception and then there was a website telling the opposite (you need a gerund).

And this website only lists verbs with either infinitive or gerund?
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-verbs-3.html

I thought you always need participles (or infinitives) after specific verbs, cause gerund are used as nouns. Or are both cases possible?

Second question:
"I saw him entering the street"
Why is this sentence correct, when there are two different objects in it, I thought this isn't possible with participles (dangling participle)?

Thank you very much!
  

Top answer

Anonymous I found a website, that says you need present participle after verbs of perception and then there was a website telling the opposite (you need a gerund). Do you mean directly after the verb? Or do you mean something else?

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  • Anonymous I found a website, that says you need present participle after verbs of perception and then there was a website telling the opposite (you need a gerund).
  • Do you mean directly after the verb?
  • Or do you mean something else?
  • Please give example sentences.
  • Anonymous Why is this sentence correct, when there are two different objects in it, I don't agree that there are two objects.
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AnonymousI found a website, that says you need present participle after verbs of perception and then there was a website telling the opposite (you need a gerund).
Do you mean directly after the verb? Or do you mean something else? Please give example sentences.
AnonymousWhy is this sentence correct, when there are two different objects
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AnonymousI found a website, that says you need present participle after verbs of perception
What is the link to that web site?
Anonymousthen there was a website telling the opposite (you need a gerund).
What is the link to that web site?

Actually, the only difference is the label. The verb form is spelled exactly th
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