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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Write or writing

Are both possible?

I saw my brother write a letter to my mum.
I saw my brother writing a letter to my mum.
  

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Both are possible. The first suggests that you saw the whole process, while in the second one you might have just walked by and noticed him writing for a moment.

  • Both are possible.
  • The first suggests that you saw the whole process, while in the second one you might have just walked by and noticed him writing for a moment.
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Both are possible. The first suggests that you saw the whole process, while in the second one you might have just walked by and noticed him writing for a moment.

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