[Grammar] Next he heard a mechanical hum come from inside the corpse's head

[Ferdie11]

Hi,

Is the word come here used correctly?

Next he heard a mechanical hum come from inside the corpse's head.


Many thanks.

 

[TheParser]

Hi,

Is the word come here used correctly?

Next he heard a mechanical hum come from inside the corpse's head.


Many thanks.

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Hello, Ferdie.

(1) Yes, I believe the sentence is correct.

(2) He heard a hum [to] come from ....

(a) After the verb "hear," native speakers have decided NOT to use

the "to."

***** Thank you *****

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,

Is the word come here used correctly?

Next he heard a mechanical hum come from inside the corpse's head.


Many thanks.

Then he heard a mechanical hum coming from inside the corpse's head.

I would use "coming" because it was happening at the time that he heard it.

I can hear a hum.
Where is it coming from?
It's coming from inside the head of that corpse!!!

 

[bertietheblue]

We know 'hear someone/something doing something' is correct. But, I suppose, the question is, is 'hear someone/something do something' also correct? And if yes, is there a difference in meaning?

(a) I heard him crying for help. Then there was silence.
(b) I heard him cry for help. Then there was silence.

What do you think? Is (b) OK? Personally, I think that if it is a repeated cry for help, (a) is correct, but if it's a single cry for help, (a) or (b) is correct.

In the example given, a hum is a continuous sound. This is comparable to(a) above - OK, the cry's repeated, the hum's continuous but they're comparable to the extent that they are continuing - so for that reason only, I would say 'coming'.