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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
State vs event
1. I see you standing in front of me.
2. I hear what you are saying.
3. Now I understand why she left me.
A. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the state"?
a) Then I go to the next door and (I) see that my brother stands smiling.
b) I hear that you have retired.
c) Then, my brother comes to me and explains everything, after hearing my brother, I understand the matter.
B. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the event" and do these verb above carry the sense of immediacy? Please get me clear.
2. I hear what you are saying.
3. Now I understand why she left me.
A. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the state"?
a) Then I go to the next door and (I) see that my brother stands smiling.
b) I hear that you have retired.
c) Then, my brother comes to me and explains everything, after hearing my brother, I understand the matter.
B. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the event" and do these verb above carry the sense of immediacy? Please get me clear.
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roky0071 A. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the state"? Yes.
- roky0071 A.
- Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the state"?
- Yes.
- They describe the status of things at a moment in time.
- I am not sure what you are asking.
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roky0071A. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the state"?Yes. They describe the status of things at a moment in time.
I am not sure what you are asking. Is the question about stative versus dynamic verbs?
a) Then I go (dynamic) next door and (I) see (stative) that my brother stands smiling.
b)
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