When she saw a boy taken into the car, she called the police.

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Hello.
Could you please tell me if the following sentences are correct?

1) She watched the flowers arranged and then had a cup of coffee.
2) When she saw a boy taken into the car, she called the police.
3) I am surprised to hear the song sung in English, but it does sound good.
-By an unqualified English teacher
 

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[STRIKE]Hello.[/STRIKE] Please don't bother with greetings.

Could you please tell me if the following sentences are correct?

1) She watched the flowers being arranged and then had a cup of coffee.
2) When she saw a boy being taken into the car, she called the police.
3) I am surprised to hear the song sung in English, but it does sound good. :tick: but "being sung" is also possible.

[STRIKE]-By[/STRIKE] Source: an unqualified English teacher

Haven't we been down this rabbit hole before? The second sentence, in particular, is very familiar from a previous thread. The words I have added in red above are required.
 

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Sorry. I’m the unqualified English teacher, who keeps bothering you with questions.
I highly appreciate your help, patience and kindness.

Could you please tell me if the following patterns are impossible?
1) see/watch + object + past participle
1. I saw a dying man taken to the hospital.
2. I watched the table cleaned by a waiter.
 
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In future, please start such posts with "I wrote the following sentences. Please correct them."
 

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Sorry. I’m the unqualified English teacher, who keeps bothering you with questions.
I highly appreciate you all with your help, patience and kindness.

Could you please tell me if the following patterns are impossible?
1) see/watch + object + past participle
1. I saw a dying man being taken to the hospital.
2. I watched the table cleaned by a waiter.

For the second one, say:

I watched the waiter clean the table.

We don't watch tables. (You could make a passive voice sentence out of that one, but it wouldn't be natural.)
 
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