watch work/ing

Yes.

Both sentences are theoretically grammatical. However, the logic is questionable. Why would someone say something like this? If his children are now teenagers or adults, then it goes without saying that he no longer watches them play/playing. If they are still children, then why does he no longer watch them play/playing?

Thanks. And from the syntactic point of view, what is playing in the sentence I watched my children playing? Children is the direct object, and playing?
I got confused!

Thanks GPY! And from the syntactic point of view, what is playing in the sentence I watched my children playing?Children is the direct object, and playing?
I got confused!

AnonymousHowever, the logic is questionable.

I don't agree at all.

4444mvThanks GPY! And from the syntactic point of view, what is playing in the sentence I watched my children playing?Children is the direct object, and playing?I got confused!

Object complement.

Thank you again, GPY!
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mv

If I use work instead of working, would work be an object complement to although it is an infinitive?

And is it a non-finite bare infinitive clause functioning as an object complement?
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4444mvIf I use work instead of working, would work be an object complement to although it is an infinitive?

Well, you haven't mentioned "work" or "working" yet, but assuming you are talking about a sentence like "I watched him work", yes, I would call it that. However, you should be aware that the term "complement" is not always used in exactly the same way by