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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
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You can see that the bear’s blood drips on the trees
Every autumn, when the group of stars are low to the horizon, you can see that the bear’s blood drips on the trees and the leaves turn red and brown. If you look closely at the stars, you can see the hunters running after the great bear.
Is there a meaning and usage difference between the first see and the second see? Is there a reason why "that clause" is followed in the first and present participle in the second?
Can I also write "see the bear's blood drip on the trees..." for the same meaning in the passage?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
Is there a meaning and usage difference between the first see and the second see? Is there a reason why "that clause" is followed in the first and present participle in the second?
Can I also write "see the bear's blood drip on the trees..." for the same meaning in the passage?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
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e. with a stronger sense of directly seeing activity happening. In the case of "see something/someone do/doing something", the "doing" version is in turn a bit more vivid than the "do" version.
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- with a stronger sense of directly seeing activity happening.
- In the case of "see something/someone do/doing something", the "doing" version is in turn a bit more vivid than the "do" version.
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"see something/someone do/doing something" is more direct than "see that someone/something does something", i.e. with a stronger sense of directly seeing activity happening. In the case of "see something/someone do/doing something", the "doing" version is in turn a bit more vivid than the "do" version.
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