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Lightbulb Who left the water to run

1. Who left the water to run?
2. Who left the water running?


Which one is correct? Which makes sense?
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Default Re: Who left the water to run

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Thanks, sydneysider.

I still have a question to ask, i.e., how come the following one makes sense though it obviously shares a similar pattern with the base sentence?

Who left the guest of honor to select the music?
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