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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Melisa caught me [reading her diary]

Melisa caught me reading her diary.

I'd like to know if "reading her diary" means "when I read her diary."
Thank you in advance for your help. Emotion: smile
  

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" Melissa saw her do it.

  • " Melissa saw her do it.
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"when I was reading her diary."

Melissa saw her do it.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars, for another very helpful answer from you.Emotion: smile
And I'd also like to know whether or not "reading her diary"
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park sang joonAnd I'd also like to know whether or not "reading her diary" is a dangling participle.
No, it goes with its verbal subject, "me."
You can visualize it as a reduced clause:
Melissa caught me (while I was) reading her diary.

It's a similar structure as:
Melissa saw me reading her diary.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars, for continuing support.Emotion: smile
Then, I'd like to know if "catch" can take an object and an objective compleme
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park sang joonThen, I'd like to know if "catch" can take an object
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/catch?r=66

He caught the ball in mid-air. (Physical catch; entry #3)
The police caught him in the act. (Figurative catch: entry #4)

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