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Avid learner Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

With or without does?

Hi,

Is the following sentence correct? I'm not sure about using "does" here.

"When one is young, there is nothing more exhilarating then to watch Time does His works."

Thanks, AL
  

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This should be: When one is young, there is nothing more exhilarating than to watch Time do his work. This would be theoretically grammatical, but unless you're writing poetry, this could not be used in speech or writing.

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  • This should be: When one is young, there is nothing more exhilarating than to watch Time do his work.
  • This would be theoretically grammatical, but unless you're writing poetry, this could not be used in speech or writing.
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This should be: When one is young, there is nothing more exhilarating than to watch Time do his work. This would be theoretically grammatical, but unless you're writing poetry, this could not be used in speech or writing.
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When one is young, there is nothing more exhilarating than to watch Time do His work/works.
When one is young, there is nothing more exhilarating than to watch Time doing His work/works.

It's a fairly unusual idea (you realise this?), and I'm not sure whether "work" or "works" would be better for what you want to express.
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GPYTime do His work
Why do you use "do" instead of "does"?
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avid learner GPYTime do His workWhy do you use "do" instead of "does"?
In this pattern, verbs of perception take a verb infinitive or "-ing" form:

see/watch/notice someone do/doing something
hear someone say/saying something
etc.
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