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]]> By: Swara Bhaskara http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17378 Swara Bhaskara Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:32:11 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17378 <p>Each of the three sentences is grammatically correct and they are similar in meaning. However, as we notice, each sentence is using a different pattern.</p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td><strong>S</strong></td> <td><strong>V</strong></td> <td><strong>O</strong></td> <td><strong>M</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><em>I</em></td> <td><em>feel</em></td> <td><em>him</em></td> <td><em>(<span style="font-size: x-small;">who is</span>) watching me watching the girls go by</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><em>I</em></td> <td><em>feel</em></td> <td><em>(that)</em> <em>he</em> is <em>watching me watching the girls go by</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><em>I</em></td> <td><em>feel</em></td> <td><em>his</em> <em>watching me watching the girls go by</em></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>In sentence 1, <em>"watching me watching the girls go by" </em>is a gerund phrase that modifies the object "<em>him</em>".  This phrase is actually a reduced adjective clause "<em>who is watching me watching the girls go by"</em> which its<em> relative pronoun</em> (i.e. <em>who</em>) and <em>be</em> (i.e. <em>is</em>) have been ommited<em>.</em> If we expand this clause further, we'll have "<em>who is watching me who am watching the girls who go by"</em>.</p> <p>In sentence 2, the clause functions as the sentence object, while in sentence 3, the phrase functions as the sentence object.</p> <p>Now, let's get back to the sentence in your first question,</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>I definitely won’t fall for you, but <strong>his </strong>stealing you away <strong>annoys</strong> me.</em></p> <p>Why is the object pronoun <em>him</em> incorrect here? As I said earlier, it's because the verb <em>annoys</em>. The use of such a pronoun will be correct if, for instance, we replace the verb with the preposition <em>from</em>, as follows,</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>I definitely won’t fall for you but <strong>him </strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(who is)</span> stealing you away <strong>from</strong> me.</em></p> Each of the three sentences is grammatically correct and they are similar in meaning. However, as we notice, each sentence is using a different pattern.

S V O M
1 I feel him (who is) watching me watching the girls go by
2 I feel (that) he is watching me watching the girls go by
3 I feel his watching me watching the girls go by

In sentence 1, “watching me watching the girls go by” is a gerund phrase that modifies the object “him“.  This phrase is actually a reduced adjective clause “who is watching me watching the girls go by” which its relative pronoun (i.e. who) and be (i.e. is) have been ommited. If we expand this clause further, we’ll have “who is watching me who am watching the girls who go by”.

In sentence 2, the clause functions as the sentence object, while in sentence 3, the phrase functions as the sentence object.

Now, let’s get back to the sentence in your first question,

I definitely won’t fall for you, but his stealing you away annoys me.

Why is the object pronoun him incorrect here? As I said earlier, it’s because the verb annoys. The use of such a pronoun will be correct if, for instance, we replace the verb with the preposition from, as follows,

I definitely won’t fall for you but him (who is) stealing you away from me.

]]> By: moonwhite_16 http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17375 moonwhite_16 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:17:11 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17375 Oh, but I think I saw a similar phrase like that, but I forget the exact phrase. If I am not mistaken, it’s like this : <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>1. I feel him watching me watching the girls go by.</em></p> Is that wrong? Or, should it be: <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>2. I feel he’s watching </em><em>me watching the girls go by.</em></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>3. I feel his watching </em><em>me watching the girls go by.</em></p> Sedikit confession. I find this site is really useful. Whenever I get confused about English, I come here and it’s never disappointed me. At the very first time I came at this site, I didn’t even know how to write a grammatically correct sentence. Apparently, my English is a bit improved now. Thanks to this free site and also to the owner. <img src='http://swarabhaskara.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/71.gif' alt=':hihihi' class='wp-smiley' /> Oh, but I think I saw a similar phrase like that, but I forget the exact phrase. If I am not mistaken, it’s like this :

1. I feel him watching me watching the girls go by.

Is that wrong? Or, should it be:

2. I feel he’s watching me watching the girls go by.

3. I feel his watching me watching the girls go by.

Sedikit confession. I find this site is really useful. Whenever I get confused about English, I come here and it’s never disappointed me. At the very first time I came at this site, I didn’t even know how to write a grammatically correct sentence. Apparently, my English is a bit improved now. Thanks to this free site and also to the owner. :hihihi

]]> By: Swara Bhaskara http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17370 Swara Bhaskara Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:15:09 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17370 <p>Sorry for my being only focused on the use of the <a href="http://swarabhaskara.com/parts-of-speech/pronoun/#possessive-adjectives/" rel="nofollow">possessive adjective</a>, <em>his</em>, instead of the <a href="http://swarabhaskara.com/parts-of-speech/pronoun/#object-pronoun" rel="nofollow">object pronoun</a>, <em>him</em>, to introduce the gerund phrase. Besides a phrase, a clause can also be used as a <a href="http://swarabhaskara.com/sentence-components/subject-kalimat/" rel="nofollow">subject</a>, therefore, your suggestion is also correct.</p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> <td><strong>Subject</strong></td> <td><strong>Verb</strong></td> <td><strong>Object</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>I</td> <td>won't fall</td> <td>for you</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>His stealing you away</td> <td>annoys</td> <td>me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>He's stealing you away</td> <td>annoys</td> <td>me</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>And here are two possible correct sentences for the one in question.</p> <ol> <li><em>I definitely won’t fall for you, but <strong>his </strong>stealing you away annoys me.</em></li> <li><em>I definitely won’t fall for you, but <strong>he's </strong>stealing you away annoys me.</em></li> </ol> Sorry for my being only focused on the use of the possessive adjective, his, instead of the object pronoun, him, to introduce the gerund phrase. Besides a phrase, a clause can also be used as a subject, therefore, your suggestion is also correct.

  Subject Verb Object
1 I won’t fall for you
2 His stealing you away annoys me
3 He’s stealing you away annoys me

And here are two possible correct sentences for the one in question.

  1. I definitely won’t fall for you, but his stealing you away annoys me.
  2. I definitely won’t fall for you, but he’s stealing you away annoys me.
]]> By: moonwhite_16 http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17368 moonwhite_16 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:56:07 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17368 still don't get it @_@  still don’t get it @_@ 

]]> By: Swara Bhaskara http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17366 Swara Bhaskara Sat, 03 Sep 2011 07:11:10 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17366 <p>Because of the verb <em>annoys</em>, the subject for the second clause should be "<em><strong>his stealing you</strong> away</em>”. The pronoun should be in its <strong><a href="../../parts-of-speech/pronoun/" rel="nofollow">Possessive Adjective</a></strong> form, not <em>him</em>, because here the pronoun modifies the <a href="../../parts-of-speech/gerund/" rel="nofollow">gerund </a>phrase "<em>stealing you away</em>". Therefore, the sentence should be:</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>I definitely won’t fall for you, but <strong>his </strong>stealing you away annoys me.</em></p> <p> </p> Because of the verb annoys, the subject for the second clause should be “his stealing you away”. The pronoun should be in its Possessive Adjective form, not him, because here the pronoun modifies the gerund phrase “stealing you away“. Therefore, the sentence should be:

I definitely won’t fall for you, but his stealing you away annoys me.

 

]]> By: moonwhite_16 http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17363 moonwhite_16 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:51:40 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17363 Hello sir, How are you? Hope you're feeling well I have a question >< I've been looking for this formula I was reading a manga and I found this phrase "I definitely won't fall for you, but <strong>him stealing you</strong> away annoys me" Well.. here's the question ==> kenapa pake Him bukan He's ( he's stealing you) >< thank you. Hello sir, How are you? Hope you’re feeling well
I have a question ><
I’ve been looking for this formula
I was reading a manga and I found this phrase “I definitely won’t fall for you, but him stealing you away annoys me”
Well.. here’s the question ==> kenapa pake Him bukan He’s ( he’s stealing you) ><
thank you.

]]> By: Swara Bhaskara http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17306 Swara Bhaskara Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:22:52 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17306 <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong><strong>TENSES</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"><strong>PATTERNS </strong><strong></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td> <a href="http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/" rel="nofollow">Present continuous</a></td> <td>S</td> <td>is/am/are + verb-ing</td> <td>O</td> <td>modifier</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td> <a href="http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/simple-future-tense/" rel="nofollow">Simple future</a> (1)</td> <td>S</td> <td>will/shall + verb1</td> <td>O</td> <td>modifier</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td> Simple future(2)</td> <td>S</td> <td>is/am/are going to + verb1</td> <td>O</td> <td>modifier</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td> Simple future(3)</td> <td>S</td> <td>is/am/are + verb-ing</td> <td>O</td> <td>modifier</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Bedanya terletak pada time of the action. Bermakna Present continuous tense (pola 1) kalau the action masih SEDANG BERLANGSUNG pada saat dibicarakan, tetapi bermakna <a href="http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/simple-future-tense/" rel="nofollow">Future tense</a> (pola 2, 3 & 4) kalau the action AKAN BERLANGSUNG in the future. <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong><strong>TENSES</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"><strong>EXAMPLES </strong><strong></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Present cont.</td> <td>I</td> <td>am typing</td> <td>all of the letters</td> <td>now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Simple future (1)</td> <td>I</td> <td>will type</td> <td>all of the letters</td> <td>this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Simple future (2)</td> <td>I</td> <td>am going to type</td> <td>all of the letters</td> <td>this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Simple future (3)</td> <td>I</td> <td>am typing</td> <td>all of the letters</td> <td>this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Kalau action mengetik semua surat tersebut <strong>diniatkan</strong> atau <strong>di-planning</strong> akan dilakukan sore ini, maka kalimat 3 lebih tepat dibandingkan dengan kalimat 2. Dan, karena actionnya diniatkan atau diplanning, kalimat 4 juga bisa digunakan. Walaupun verb phrase di kalimat 4 sama dengan verb phrase di kalimat 1, kalimat 4 ini adalah dalam future tense karena modifier of time-nya adalah this afternoon = sore (yang akan datang) ini. Contoh lainnya, silakan baca <a href="http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/simple-future-tense/" rel="nofollow">Simple future tense</a>. Thanks TENSES PATTERNS
 1 Present continuous S is/am/are + verb-ing O modifier 2 Simple future (1) S will/shall + verb1 O modifier 3 Simple future(2) S is/am/are going to + verb1 O modifier 4 Simple future(3) S is/am/are + verb-ing O modifier

Bedanya terletak pada time of the action. Bermakna Present continuous tense (pola 1) kalau the action masih SEDANG BERLANGSUNG pada saat dibicarakan, tetapi bermakna Future tense (pola 2, 3 & 4) kalau the action AKAN BERLANGSUNG in the future.

TENSES EXAMPLES
1 Present cont. I am typing all of the letters now
2 Simple future (1) I will type all of the letters this afternoon
3 Simple future (2) I am going to type all of the letters this afternoon
4 Simple future (3) I am typing all of the letters this afternoon

Kalau action mengetik semua surat tersebut diniatkan atau di-planning akan dilakukan sore ini, maka kalimat 3 lebih tepat dibandingkan dengan kalimat 2. Dan, karena actionnya diniatkan atau diplanning, kalimat 4 juga bisa digunakan.

Walaupun verb phrase di kalimat 4 sama dengan verb phrase di kalimat 1, kalimat 4 ini adalah dalam future tense karena modifier of time-nya adalah this afternoon = sore (yang akan datang) ini. Contoh lainnya, silakan baca Simple future tense.

Thanks

]]> By: pratiwi http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17301 pratiwi Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:29:29 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17301 mr. bhas. bedanya present continous tense dan tobe + going +to verb 1 apaan yah ?? for example. i'm going to type all the letters this afternoon. can i use present continous tense in this case. so, i have to say. i'm typing all the letters this afternoon. btw. have u answered my last reponse yet ?? hmmmmmpp. <img src='http://swarabhaskara.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/4.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> . i'll be waiting, sir. <img src='http://swarabhaskara.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/4.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> mr. bhas. bedanya present continous tense dan tobe + going +to verb 1 apaan yah ??
for example. i’m going to type all the letters this afternoon. can i use present continous tense in this case. so, i have to say. i’m typing all the letters this afternoon.

btw. have u answered my last reponse yet ?? hmmmmmpp. :D .
i’ll be waiting, sir. :D

]]> By: pratiwi http://swarabhaskara.com/tenses/present-continuous-tense/comment-page-1/#comment-17146 pratiwi Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:18:51 +0000 http://swarabhaskara.com/?p=9#comment-17146 hahhhaa. don't be sad mr bhas. maybe she was busy ! so she didn't know that you've responded her question. anyway, i (and maybe the other too) always update your site regularly, don't we ?? u still have us <img src='http://swarabhaskara.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/4.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> <img src='http://swarabhaskara.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/4.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> <img src='http://swarabhaskara.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/4.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> hahhhaa. don’t be sad mr bhas. maybe she was busy ! so she didn’t know that you’ve responded her question. anyway, i (and maybe the other too) always update your site regularly, don’t we ?? u still have us :D :D :D

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