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Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice



 
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Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice #1 (permalink) Tue May 12, 2009 6:48 am   Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice
 

According to the grammar book I have at hand, we should use Bare Infinitive after the verbs see, hear, watch and notice. However,

The police arrested him as he was seen _____ the bank at the time of the robbery.

a) enter
b) to enter
c) to entering
d) entering in

The test suggests that answer "b" is correct. How about Bare Infinitive? Can anyone explain?
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Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice #2 (permalink) Tue May 12, 2009 11:18 am   Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice
 

It is the only grammatically correct answer.
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Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice #3 (permalink) Tue May 12, 2009 11:26 am   Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice
 

yes, but why?
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Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice #4 (permalink) Tue May 12, 2009 12:16 pm   Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice
 

Read the context of the test question .... it fits .... none of the others do!
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Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice #5 (permalink) Wed May 13, 2009 6:26 am   Bare Infinitive after see, hear, watch and notice
 

Hi KArmine,
We normally use the bare infinitive or -ing after these verbs in active-voice sentences:
I saw the boys PLAY/PLAYING football.
But in passive voice,infinitive or -ing should be used:
The boys were seen TO PLAY/PLAYING football.
Also,"to enter" doesn't need any prepositions;therefore,ENTERING IN is wrong.
Hope this helps!
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Thank you! #6 (permalink) Wed May 13, 2009 9:53 am   Thank you!
 

Yes, this really helps! Thanks a lot!!!
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