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Servet Portakal Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

You won't see me cry

Hello,
I don't get this. if cry is here a noun, I think it should have been "you won't see my cry". if cry is here a verb, I think it should have been "you won't see me to cry". Can you explain this to me with examples?
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It is an infinitive verb and the structure is quite common with verbs of sensation and a few other verbs that take the bare infinitive complement: We heard the lady scream. They saw me kick the dog. I felt the earth move under my feet.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is an infinitive verb and the structure is quite common with verbs of sensation and a few other verbs that take the bare infinitive complement: We heard the lady scream.
  • They saw me kick the dog.
  • I felt the earth move under my feet.
  • She helped us finish.
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It is an infinitive verb and the structure is quite common with verbs of sensation and a few other verbs that take the bare infinitive complement:

We heard the lady scream.
They saw me kick the dog.
I felt the earth move under my feet.
She helped us finish.
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Thanks . Can you give list of the verbs? if it will not be tiring.
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I have seen no list. There are actually a good many of them, I think.
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It seems nature for me ... You wont see me cry ... i wont let you die ...
i think Cry not Noun ..
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well, we say 'you ask me to do something" . why can't we say 'you won't see me to cry' ?? I couln't get it. Is it about verbs?

And I saw another sentence, 'this is me trying to be nice' why isn't it 'this is me try to be nice' or 'this is me to try to be nice' ?

I know these are basic stuff but I'm a bit confused. So any help would be very nice.
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see,watch,look at,notice,observe,hear,listen to,smell,feel,find
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discover,imagine,suppose,think,understand
He is supposed (to be) nice.
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Servet PortakalI know these are basic stuff but I'm a bit confused. So any help would be very nice.
All I can tell you is that different verbs take different structures as complements. Comprehensive grammar books have sections covering each permutation with examples.
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Alright, I got it. I'll get one. Thanks again
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