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Snn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

To spy on someone means to watch them secretly, without them knowing.

0#1 To spy on someone means to watch them secretly, without 01font00them 02font00knowing. 02br
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00I would say 01font00here02font00 01font00"their" 00and00 02font00change this sentence into "To spy on someone means to watch them secretly 01font00without their knowing.02font00" 02br
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00Could you please explain to me why it is said the #1 sentence like that.02br
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00A good explanation will be appreciated.0-
  

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02br 02br 00The writer has used 'them' because the form is coming more and more into use, as native speakers ignore the possessive rule in this situation. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 02br 00The writer has used 'them' because the form is coming more and more into use, as native speakers ignore the possessive rule in this situation.
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0The comma is needed because the prepostional phrase is in apposition to 'secretly'; without it, the phrase is redundant (it's probably redundant anyway, but I'll lay it to style).02br
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00The writer has used 'them' because the form is coming more and more into use, as native speakers ignore the possessive rule in this situation. I too would correct 'them' to 'their' in a
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