Noticed appearing... and beginning to
Can the first sentence be rewritten as the second one below?
1) She noticed a man appear from the bushes and begin to take her photo.
2) She noticed a man appearing from the bushes, and beginning to take her photo.
Top answer
"Notice" does not go well with the infinitive. Also, it is hard to see how he could begin to take a single photo. She saw a man appear from the bushes and begin to take photos of her.
- "Notice" does not go well with the infinitive.
- Also, it is hard to see how he could begin to take a single photo.
- She saw a man appear from the bushes and begin to take photos of her.
- She noticed that a man had appeared from the bushes and begun to take photos of her.
- She noticed a man, who had appeared from the bushes and begun to take photos of her.
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"Notice" does not go well with the infinitive. Also, it is hard to see how he could begin to take a single photo. She saw a man appear from the bushes and begin to take photos of her. She noticed that a man had appeared from the bushes and begun to take photos of her. She noticed a man, who had appeared from the bushes and begun to take photos of her.
Sentence 2 is better, but the comma
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