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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Writing?

1. I heard Mary sang a good song.

2. I heard Mary sing a good song.

What is the difference in meaning between the two sentences?

  

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anonymous 1. I heard (that ) Mary sang a good song. The only way we can interpret this as a sentence with good grammar is if we think of it as written above.

  • anonymous 1.
  • I heard (that ) Mary sang a good song.
  • The only way we can interpret this as a sentence with good grammar is if we think of it as written above.
  • It means that somebody told me, "Mary sang a good song".
  • anonymous 2.
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anonymous1. I heard (that) Mary sang a good song.

The only way we can interpret this as a sentence with good grammar is if we think of it as written above.

It means that somebody told me, "Mary sang a good song".

anonymous2. I heard Mary sing a good song.

This means that I

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