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28-Aug-2004, 17:42
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Originally Posted by jack 1. "Did you injure him?" <--correct?
2. "You injured him? <--correct? | Both are correct. :D
In 1., the auxiliary "Did" carries Past Tense (Note, Does (present), Did (Past). Within a sentence only one verb can carry tense. That's why "injure" does not have a "-d". That marker is placed on "Did".
You injure d him? (Past tense) Did you injure him? (Past tense) Did you injure d him? (Not OK; there are two Past tense markers)
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28-Aug-2004, 18:21
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'You injured him?' as a question would often be used to show surprise and check that the information is correct.  |
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"That is, the amount of power you get out of the engine compared to the weight of the engine itself is very good." <--correct? why? what does it mean?
"That is, the amount of power you get out of the engine compare to the weight of the engine itself is very good." <--correct? why? what does it mean? |
08-Sep-2004, 09:55
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"I felt something fell out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean?
"I felt something fall out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean?
"I feel something fall out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean?
"I feel something fell out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean? |
08-Sep-2004, 20:33
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"I felt something fell out of my pocket." <--correct?
No
"I felt something fall out of my pocket." <--correct?
Yes- it's a bare infinitve (without 'to')
"I feel something fall out of my pocket." <--correct?
Yes
"I feel something fell out of my pocket." <--correct?
No- mismatch of present tense and past when it shoul be any tense + bare infinitive |
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"I felt something fell out of my pocket." <--why is this incorrect? |
11-Sep-2004, 06:53
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Originally Posted by jack "I felt something fell out of my pocket." <--why is this incorrect? | "I" is the subject of "felt"; "something" is the object of "felt". "fell" carries tense but doesn't have a subject, so its base form is used, "fall":
A. I felt something fall out of my pocket. ( Object)
B. Something fell out of my pocket. ( Subject)
C. I felt something that fell out of my pocket. ( Subject)
By the way, A. and C. carry different meanings.
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By the way, A. and C. carry different meanings.
| I can't determine what's the difference in meaning between the two. Can you explain it to me? Thanks. |
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By the way, A. and C. carry different meanings.
| I can't determine what's the difference in meaning between the two. Can you explain it to me? Thanks. | Quote:
A. I felt something fall out of my pocket. (Object)
C. I felt something that fell out of my pocket. (Subject)
| In A., I noticed the object fall out of my pocket.
In B., I touched the object after it fell out of my pocket. (That is, it fell out, then I picked it up and touched it.) |
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"Your little brother saved you this time." <--correct?
"Your little brother saves you this time." <--correct?
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