What parts of speech is 'walk' here?

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English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #262 "Gerund and Infinitive Practice (1)", question 6

I watched my daughter ......... across the street on her own. She's growing up too fast.

(a) to walk
(b) walk
(c) walked
(d) to be walking

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #262 "Gerund and Infinitive Practice (1)", answer 6

I watched my daughter walk across the street on her own. She's growing up too fast.

Correct answer: (b) walk

Your answer was: incorrect
I watched my daughter to walk across the street on her own. She's growing up too fast.
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What parts of speech is 'walk' here?

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[Linda]

Verb - present simple.
This test has various questions that involve infinitives, gerunds and other verb forms.
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[Harivony]

Hi! is it false if we say I watched my daughter walked?

[Omarrizk]

As far as I know, when we connect two sentences with the same doer, we use the -ing form of the verb. For example, There was a boy. He was walking to the park.
We can say: There was a boy walking to the park.
Is that RIGHT?
I watched my daughter walking.
The original sentence may be: I watched my daughter while she was walking across the street on her own.

By the way "WALK" in the target sentence is a NOUN and it is FULLY correct!
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[Omarrizk]

sorry for mis understanding the sentence. Now I see WALK here is a VERB not a NOUN. If it is a noun it needs 's before it. MY daughter's walk .............
Thanks for replying.

But is (walk) the only correct form or can we say (walking)?
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[Beeesneees]

Walking would also be correct, though that is not an option in this particular test question.
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[Omarrizk]

Thanks Beeesneeees
That's what I wanted to make sure of. Walking is also correct. I made posts just to learn! Thanks for adding to my knowledge.
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[Kati Svaby]

Hi,

Can't I interpret in this sentence "walk" as a verb, it can interpret as a noun?

Wouldn't be correct if I said:

"I watched my daughter to walk across the street on her own. She's growing up to fast."

Thanks:
Kati Svaby
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[Beeesneees]

If you interpret 'walk' as a verb, then the correct ending has to be 'walking'.

"I watched my daughter walking across the street on her own. She's growing up too fast."

Notice in your second sentence, you haven't said. "She's to grow up too fast!'
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[Kati Svaby]

Thanks BeeeNeees,

It isn't simple this gerund, present participle,infinitive /with to or without to/ for me.

/But my second sentence is the same than in the test's one./

Thank you for your help.

Greetings:
Kati Svaby
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[Suneethaago]

Hi beeesneees,

Could you please explain the grammar in the sentence.. I still can't understand because this sentence pattern is new to me.

Thanks.

[Mojo7301]

"I watched my daughter to walk across the street on her own. She's growing up too fast."

In this sentance sentance to walk is a verb. However, walk is a name of an action. Hence it is a noun. When you perform this action then we term it as a verb.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks & Regards,
Mojo.

[Suneethaago]

Thanks for your reply Mojo,

I could find the answer myself when I refer a grammar book. According to that I understood this grammar rule.

"I watched my daughter walking across......

The words watch, listen and notice can be followed by object+present participle. (the action 'watch' may be either complete or incomplete)

"I watched my daughter walk across.....

Also be followed by object+bare infinitive. (the infinitive implies that the action 'watch' is complete.)

When comparing the two,
The participle is useful to express both complete and incomplete actions.
The bare infinitive is useful to emphasize the action is complete. [It is also neater than the participle when there is a succession of actions.]
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[Kati Svaby]

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Hello Saneethaqgo,

Many thanks for your explanation. As I am not a native sometimes I have to brush up my knowledge. You did it inside of me. I wanted to repeat this part of the English Grammar.
The proverb - what exists in many languages - is true:Its English Variation:
Repetition is the mother of memory.
Repetition is mother of study.

Nice to meet you:
Kati Svaby
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