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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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to or to be?
"The attacker, who was allegedly heard to be shouting racist things at the victim, has been caught."
"The attacker, who was allegedly heard to shout racist things at the victim, has been caught."
Is there any difference between these sentences?
"The attacker, who was allegedly heard to shout racist things at the victim, has been caught."
Is there any difference between these sentences?
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Anonymous Is there any difference between these sentences? Extremely little. The one with "to be shouting" describes the on-going action of shouting.
- Anonymous Is there any difference between these sentences?
- Extremely little.
- The one with "to be shouting" describes the on-going action of shouting.
- The one with "to shout" describes the whole incident as one self-contained event.
- Other than this small difference, both sentences say the same thing.
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AnonymousIs there any difference between these sentences?Extremely little. The one with "to be shouting" describes the on-going action of shouting. The one with "to shout" describes the whole incident as one self-contained event. Other than this small difference, both sentences say the same thing.
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