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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Shouting / shout / voice

Can I say,

(a) Luckily, a young man heard Peter's voice / a sound.


(b) Luckily, a young man heard him.

(c) Luckily, a young man heard a shout / shouting.

(d) Luckily, a young man heard John's shout / shouting.
  

Top answer

(c) Luckily, a young man heard shouting / a shout. The others are OK.

— Mister Micawber

  • (c) Luckily, a young man heard shouting / a shout.
  • The others are OK.
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(c) Luckily, a young man heard shouting / a shout.

The others are OK.
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I got confused, I think my sentence (c) is almost samw with your correction, right??

What's wrong with (c)? I really confused!
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He thought you meant "a  shout/shouting" when you actually meant "a shout/shouting."

Check your underlines.
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Can I say,

The young man heard some sound / sounds coming from the river. He jumped into the river to save Peter. He brought Peter to the hospital.
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How about my sentence?
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Don't be impatient, Vincent. We're not all sitting around here waiting for you to post. Some of us even sleep at night.
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The young man heard a sound / some sounds coming from the river. He jumped into the river to save Peter. He brought Peter to the hospital.
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