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Worrywart



Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:45 pm    Post subject: To smell something ... Reply with quote

Dear all,
Which of the following sentenes is incorrect? I wonder if all of them are correct.

(a)I smell something cook in the kitchen.
(b)I smell something cooking in the kitchen.
(c)I smell something being cooked in the kitchen.
(d)I smell someone cooking in the kitchen.
(e)I smell someone cook in hte kitchen

Thanks in advance
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welkins2139



Joined: 29 Mar 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe,

a, d, and e
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LucentShade



Joined: 30 Dec 2003
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Location: Nebraska, USA

PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

welkins2139 wrote:
Maybe,

a, d, and e


No. A & E are definitely not right--B & C are, and D might be possible.
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KazAV



Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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Location: Brit in Bonn, Germany

PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

d - I smell someone cooking in the kitchen - is also not right. It is the cooking you can smell, not the person doing it.
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