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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

see (that)

1i001. She could see Tom eyeing the crowd for some sign of his wife.02i00 02br
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01i002. 02i00She could see (that) Tom was eyeing the crowd for some sign of his wife.00 02br
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00What's the difference in meaning between these sentences?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 11i 101. 12i 10 12br 12br 11i 102. 12br 12blockquote 11font 00Not much difference.

— Philip

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  • 12br 12blockquote 11font 00Not much difference.
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01cite10Teo12cite11i101. She could see Tom eyeing the crowd for some sign of his wife.12i10 12br
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11i102. 12i10She could see (that) Tom was eyeing the crowd for some sign of his wife.10 12br
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10What's the difference in meaning between these sentence
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0Not much difference.02br
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00To my ear, the first one emphasizes Tom slightly more, and the second emphasizes his action (eyeing the crowd) slightly more.0-
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