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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is 'to' required here?
Hi,
Did you ever happen to see a herb tea to change color when you add some lemon?
Is the 'to' before 'change' necessary here?
mus-te
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It is incorrect to leave it there. Remove it. When you use a verb like see, hear, watch, listen to, etc, you use the main form of the verb.
- It is incorrect to leave it there.
- Remove it.
- When you use a verb like see, hear, watch, listen to, etc, you use the main form of the verb.
- I watched him make the repair..
- I saw it change color.
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It is incorrect to leave it there. Remove it.
When you use a verb like see, hear, watch, listen to, etc, you use the main form of the verb.
I watched him make the repair..
I saw it change color.
Did you hear Mark come in?
I could listen to her sing for hours.
When you use a verb like see, hear, watch, listen to, etc, you use the main form of the verb.
I watched him make the repair..
I saw it change color.
Did you hear Mark come in?
I could listen to her sing for hours.
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Thanks Grammar Geek!
One follow-up question then....
Wouldn't it be "more grammatical" to use the ing-form (not infinitive) here?
"... a herb tea changing its color...
One follow-up question then....
Wouldn't it be "more grammatical" to use the ing-form (not infinitive) here?
"... a herb tea changing its color...
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The "non-ing" form (change) means you saw the whole thing from start to finish.
The "ing" form (changing) means you saw it at one point while it was in progress.
There are a lot of threads about this here, many using "cross the street" or "crossing the street" as examples.
The "ing" form (changing) means you saw it at one point while it was in progress.
There are a lot of threads about this here, many using "cross the street" or "crossing the street" as examples.
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