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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
It's strange that I saw several people ____ hurt.
John: It's strange that I saw several people ____ hurt.
Mary: Because there was a car accident happening twenty minutes ago.
(A) got (B) getting (C) gotten (D) to get
Which option do you think is correct?
Mary: Because there was a car accident happening twenty minutes ago.
(A) got (B) getting (C) gotten (D) to get
Which option do you think is correct?
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verb of perception + object + bare infinitive + ... saw several people get hurrt verb of perception + object + pres. participle + ...
- verb of perception + object + bare infinitive + ...
- saw several people get hurrt verb of perception + object + pres.
- participle + ...
- saw several people getting hurrt ___ Those are the only two possibilities, so it has to be B.
- The sentence as a whole, as well as the following one, is a bit strange, though.
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verb of perception + object + bare infinitive + ...
saw several people get hurrt
verb of perception + object + pres. participle + ..
saw several people get hurrt
verb of perception + object + pres. participle + ..
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CJ: I agree on both countes! B and it's an odd sentence.
A is a possibility only if there is a relative pronoun added:
It's strange that I saw several people who got hurt.
A is a possibility only if there is a relative pronoun added:
It's strange that I saw several people who got hurt.
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