Hansman
Member
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2023
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Korean
- Home Country
- South Korea
- Current Location
- South Korea
I heard that a girl hit him.
I heard a girl hit him.
I heard a girl hitting him. (I know that hitting is a present participle like dancing in I saw you dancing.)
I heard of a girl hitting him.
I was wondering if hitting here functions as a present participle modfiying a girl or a gerund like she hates hitting him and a girl functions as a semantic subject like me in do you mind me smoking?
I am sorry about the poor examples, but I saw the expression somewhere and I was curious to know what it is. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
I heard a girl hit him.
I heard a girl hitting him. (I know that hitting is a present participle like dancing in I saw you dancing.)
I heard of a girl hitting him.
I was wondering if hitting here functions as a present participle modfiying a girl or a gerund like she hates hitting him and a girl functions as a semantic subject like me in do you mind me smoking?
I am sorry about the poor examples, but I saw the expression somewhere and I was curious to know what it is. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.