Grammar Correction:

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Grammar Correction:

nabeera_nasar

Grammar Correction:

Dear colleagues:

Which sentence is correct:

Listen to an interview with the Director of Studies at

English Language Centre.

Listen to an interview of the Director of Studies at

English Language Centre.

2 Jul 2012

yanogator

They both sound correct to me, although I would tend to say "with".

Bruce

2 Jul 2012

nabeera_nasar

Dear Bruce:

What about the sentence below:

"Listen to Mia talk about 3 classmates in English Language Centre."

I think it should be:

"Listen to Mia talking about 3 classmates in Milestone English Language Centre."

According to your yesterday argument, the first one is correct but I could not understand...how?

2 Jul 2012

yanogator

The bare infinitive is often used in place of the present participle after a noun or pronoun:

I saw him steal the apple.

You heard the student spell the word correctly.

We will watch the students perform their play.

I �m thinking that it is usually used after a sense word (see, hear, watch, etc.), after coming up with these examples.

This form doesn �t have the "while it �s happening" implications that the present participle has. It �s more a simple statement of fact, rather than something that is (or was or will be) going on, as the continuous tenses imply.

Clearer?

Bruce

2 Jul 2012