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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
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Hello,

1. I saw him playing chess.

Is 'playing' here a gerund or participle?

Thanks.
  

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Does it matter? Many modern grammarians see little point in subdividing the -ing form of the verb into two distinct classes.

— Fivejedjon

  • Does it matter?
  • Many modern grammarians see little point in subdividing the -ing form of the verb into two distinct classes.
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Does it matter? Many modern grammarians see little point in subdividing the -ing form of the verb into two distinct classes.
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Sir,

I am not able to understand how to recast the above sentence.

A. I saw that he was playing chess.

B. When I saw, he was playing chess.

Thanks.
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hanuman_2000 When I saw, he was playing chess.
When I saw him, he was playing chess.
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