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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Third person- no "s"
In the sentence, "I like hearing my daughter speak", the word speak doesn't have an s. Why not?
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There's no s when the verb is part of a catenative structure with see, hear , and certain other verbs. I like hear ing my daughter speak . We watch ed the children cross the street.
- There's no s when the verb is part of a catenative structure with see, hear , and certain other verbs.
- I like hear ing my daughter speak .
- We watch ed the children cross the street.
- No one saw him take the money.
- CJ
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There's no s when the verb is part of a catenative structure with see, hear, and certain other verbs.
I like hearing my daughter speak.
We watched the children cross the street.
No one saw him take the money.
CJ
I like hearing my daughter speak.
We watched the children cross the street.
No one saw him take the money.
CJ
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