Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring
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Verbs which are associated with perceptions
Perception verbs, eg feel, hear, see, smell, taste,
notice, sense, have a number of grammatical patterns associated with them. For
example, the verb might be followed by a noun or a noun group
:
I realised it was a trap when I saw the wolf and bear. (Bank of English)
or it might be followed by an object followed by a bare infinitive clause:
I felt it go through the skin and muscle quite smoothly with no problem at all. (Bank of English)
There are a number of other grammatical patterns in addition to these, each of which is associated with a particular aspect of meaning.
For further information about the grammatical patterns associated with perception
verbs, see
Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring: Using verb
patterns to represent perceptions.
Introduction
Verbs which are associated with perceptions
