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Hotmale Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

The police saw him leave

Hello,

I was taught that "see" in the passive voice is followed by full infinitive, therefore a sentence "The police saw him leave" becomes "He was seen to leave ..." in the passive voice.
I'm wondering if the rule applies to "watch"? Is it correct to say:
"He was watched to leave .."?

Thank you
  

Top answer

No, was watched is not followed by an infinitive.

— Blue Jay

  • No, was watched is not followed by an infinitive.
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No, was watched is not followed by an infinitive.
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I have one more question. What other verbs behave like "see" apart from "make", "help" and "hear"?
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I felt the ground shake.
I've known him drink.
Don't let her go.
I watched the ship sink,
I noticed him take a sip.
Have Mr Jones come in.
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HotmaleI have one more question. What other verbs behave like "see" apart from "make", "help" and "hear"?
Watch can be followed by an infinitive: I watched him score the winning goal. However, due to voluntary restrictions imposed by speakers of English themselves, watch
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Thank you a lot.
Have I transformed the sentences correctly?

The ground was felt to shake.
He was known to drink.
He was noticed to take a sip.
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He was advised to leave.
He was asked to leave.
He was encouraged to leave.
He was invited to leave.
He was ordered to leave.
He was persuaded to leave.
He was told to leave.
He was allowed to leave.
He was enabled to leave.
He was forced to leave.
He was inspired to leave.
He was obliged to leave.
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Thank you, Cool Breeze.
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HotmaleThe ground was felt to shake.He was known to drink.He was noticed to take a sip.
The first two are OK; the third doesn't work.

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