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Holyduke Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Stative verb combination with other verbs
Hi,
I have encountered a series of sentences in a middle school exam prep book. (for non-native speakers)
1) Did you see a beautiful rainbow appear in the sky this afternoon.
2) Before he went to bed, Denny heard someone knocking on the door.
3) Jenny felt someone touch/touching her back.
ok, my question is, why some can use Ving and other can't?
Is there a strict rule or do they differ with different verbs?
Or is the prep book wrong?
How do I teach these?
I have encountered a series of sentences in a middle school exam prep book. (for non-native speakers)
1) Did you see a beautiful rainbow appear in the sky this afternoon.
2) Before he went to bed, Denny heard someone knocking on the door.
3) Jenny felt someone touch/touching her back.
ok, my question is, why some can use Ving and other can't?
Is there a strict rule or do they differ with different verbs?
Or is the prep book wrong?
How do I teach these?
Top answer
holyduke How do I teach these? Hopefully you'll receive several suggestions. In my opinion, the three examples (appear, knock, touch) can be used with see/heard/felt in both the infinitive and the participle form.
- holyduke How do I teach these?
- Hopefully you'll receive several suggestions.
- In my opinion, the three examples (appear, knock, touch) can be used with see/heard/felt in both the infinitive and the participle form.
- It depends on whether you're describing a single occurrence or a continuous action (or series of actions).
- If you change the rainbow to a series of lightning bolts, "appearing" seems quite natural.
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holydukeHow do I teach these?Hopefully you'll receive several suggestions.
In my opinion, the three examples (appear, knock, touch) can be used with see/heard/felt in both the infinitive and the participle form. It depends on whether you're describing a single occurrence or a continuous action (or series of actions).
If you change th
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Are there any differences between British English and American English. (I was hoping there is a rule. If there is a rule in British English, I will teach the British version
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Any additional help?
I don't know how to even begin explaining these to students and neither do the other teachers I work with. What is the standard answer? Are there any guidelines we can follow? (frankly, i am not sure of the answer myself)
I don't know how to even begin explaining these to students and neither do the other teachers I work with. What is the standard answer? Are there any guidelines we can follow? (frankly, i am not sure of the answer myself)
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