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Abdul Kaium Tanvir Posted 9 years ago
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A crowd of people had gathered to watch the youth take his final breath and throw stones at him.
My question is that in this sentence why " take" is here, why not"taking"?
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Abdul Kaium Tanvir why not"taking"? That was the author's choice. The catenation rule for the verb 'watch' allows both the plain form ( take ) and the -ing form ( taking ), so either form is correct in that sentence.
- Abdul Kaium Tanvir why not"taking"?
- That was the author's choice.
- The catenation rule for the verb 'watch' allows both the plain form ( take ) and the -ing form ( taking ), so either form is correct in that sentence.
- CJ
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Abdul Kaium Tanvirwhy not"taking"?
That was the author's choice.
The catenation rule for the verb 'watch' allows both the plain form (take) and the -ing form (taking), so either form is correct in that sentence.
CJ
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