Hi guys, Do we need to say "I saw him do this or I saw he do this"?
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 26, 2014 #1 Hi guys, Do we need to say "I saw him do this or I saw he do this"?
G Gillnetter Key Member Joined Jan 16, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 26, 2014 #2 tufguy said: Hi guys, Do we need to say "I saw him do this or I saw he do this"? Click to expand... I saw him do this.
tufguy said: Hi guys, Do we need to say "I saw him do this or I saw he do this"? Click to expand... I saw him do this.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 26, 2014 #3 In that construction I would call "him" an indirect object of the verb. That requires an objective case pronoun.
In that construction I would call "him" an indirect object of the verb. That requires an objective case pronoun.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 26, 2014 #4 Ok so we say "I saw him do this" and "I saw tom do this".
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Apr 26, 2014 #5 tufguy said: Ok so we say "I saw him do this" and "I saw Tom do this". Click to expand... Bhai.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 26, 2014 #6 So am I right?
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Apr 26, 2014 #7 Yes.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 26, 2014 #8 What do you mean by bhai?
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 26, 2014 #9 It's his name.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 27, 2014 #10 So why he writes his name, and bhai in hindi means brother.
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Apr 27, 2014 #11 tufguy said: So why he writes his name, and bhai in hindi means brother. Click to expand... I know that bhai in Hindi means brother, I lived in India for a number of years. Bhaisahab is my user name on Using English.
tufguy said: So why he writes his name, and bhai in hindi means brother. Click to expand... I know that bhai in Hindi means brother, I lived in India for a number of years. Bhaisahab is my user name on Using English.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 27, 2014 #12 He made his correction in the quote. The system requires that something be posted in the body of the message, so he wrote his name.
He made his correction in the quote. The system requires that something be posted in the body of the message, so he wrote his name.