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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

It has to be "keep watching" not "keep watch." Why?

Hi,

The sentence below is from a book. Would you explain why it says watch, instead of "watching"?

I started keeping watch over the speech therapy door, taking note of who came and went.


Thank you,

M
  

Top answer

Usually when you use the words watch and over together in one sentence. You say watch in stead of watching . For example: Watch over your sister will you?

— JaxTeller

  • Usually when you use the words watch and over together in one sentence.
  • You say watch in stead of watching .
  • For example: Watch over your sister will you?
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Usually when you use the words watch and over together in one sentence. You say watch in stead of watching.

For example: Watch over your sister will you?
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I'm afraid that you have the verb and the noun confused, emreorhan. 'Keep watch' is an idiom, mitsuwao:

keep watch

Also, keep
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So this "watch" over is being used here as a noun, not a verb.

Thank you,

M
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Keep watch: keep (v) + watch (n).

over the speech therapy door: prepositional phrase as adverb.
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Ohhh, almost made another mistake. I thought it's more like "watch out" or something.

Thank you for making sure.

M
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