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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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my shouting
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00 When my father was reading the newspaper, he heard my shouting / heard me shouting for help. 0-
00 When my father was reading the newspaper, he heard my shouting / heard me shouting for help. 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 As Optilang said, I think a correct version is "When my father was reading ..., he heard me shouting for help." But in a right context, the other one can work as well. 02 br
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00 When my father was reading ..., he heard my shouting for help 01 u 00 and came to the rescue 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 As Optilang said, I think a correct version is "When my father was reading ..., he heard me shouting for help." But in a right context, the other one can work as well. 02 br
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00 When my father was reading ..., he heard my shouting for help 01 u 00 and came to the rescue 02 u 00 . 02 br
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0 Both correct, but the version with 01 b 00 me 02 b 00 is more modern ... and the meanings are a bit different: 02 br
00 Google Books: 02 br
01 b 00 18 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "heard me shouting for" [focus on person: me doing something 02 br
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01 b 00 1 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "heard my sho
00 Google Books: 02 br
01 b 00 18 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "heard me shouting for" [focus on person: me doing something 02 br
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01 b 00 1 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "heard my sho
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0 Hi Anon, 02 br
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00 I wouldn't say the "rescue" phrase is necessary to confirm the use of the participle. (I think Marius' observations are good.) 02 br
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00 I wouldn't say the "rescue" phrase is necessary to confirm the use of the participle. (I think Marius' observations are good.) 02 br
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