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Newguest Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Leap/leaping

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I saw a whole herd of deer leap across the road.

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Newguest Why not "leaping across the road"? That is also possible. With the bare infinitive, you saw the whole action, from start to finish.

— RandomGuy

  • Newguest Why not "leaping across the road"?
  • That is also possible.
  • With the bare infinitive, you saw the whole action, from start to finish.
  • With the - ing form, you are saying that when you saw the herd of deer they were in the act of leaping across the road.
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NewguestWhy not "leaping across the road"?
That is also possible. With the bare infinitive, you saw the whole action, from start to finish. With the -ing form, you are saying that when you saw the herd of deer they were in the act of leaping across the road.
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Aspara Gus NewguestWhy not "leaping across the road"?That is also possible. With the bare infinitive, you saw the whole action, from start to finish. With the -ing form, you are saying that when you saw the herd of deer they were in the act of leaping across the road.
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What do you mean "from start to finish"? I just saw them as they were leaping.
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