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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Sentence: hear somebody read
I've read a sentence and I've got a doubt about it.
I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik read.
Why not "I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik reading." ? (I would use this sentence!)
What part of the English grammar I'm passing over?
I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik read.
Why not "I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik reading." ? (I would use this sentence!)
What part of the English grammar I'm passing over?
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Anonymous I've read a sentence and I've got a doubt about it. I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik read. " ?
- Anonymous I've read a sentence and I've got a doubt about it.
- I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik read.
- " ?
- ' There is no need to say "reading"; I wouldn't say it.
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AnonymousI've read a sentence and I've got a doubt about it. I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik read. Why not "I set aside half an hour every day to hear Erik reading." ? (I would use this sentence!)I would say 'I set aside..............to listen to Erik read.'
There is no need to say "reading"; I wouldn't say it.
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