“Observe/notice/watch + object + past participle” are correct patterns.

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Alice Chu

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Hello.
Could you please tell me if my understanding is correct?

The following patterns are correct.
1. observe/notice/watch + object + bare infinitive
2. observe/notice/watch + object + present participle
3. observe/notice/watch + object + past participle
 
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Please write a sample sentence for #1.

You can start new threads later for 2 and 3.
 

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Are you saying that I noticed her walked is correct?
 

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No. Past participle here has a passive meaning.
I noticed her taken into a car.
I noticed my bag taken away by a boy.
Is the pattern incorrect if the two sentences above are wrong?
Thank you very much for your help.
 

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No. Past participle here has a passive meaning.

I noticed her being taken into a car.
I noticed my bag being taken away by a boy.

Is the pattern incorrect if the two sentences above are wrong?

See above.
 

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I saw her taken into a car would work better, but that it is a question of meaning, not grammar- we would generally see rather than notice a kidnapping or abduction.
 
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