Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring

Using verb patterns to represent perceptions page 10 of 13

Verb followed by an object and an adjective/-ed participle clause

The verbs in this category can be followed by an object and an adjective (or an -ed participle clause) which represents the event which is watched, felt, discovered, etc:

A warden …broke into the flat to discover him dead in his bed.
(Bank of English)

The following verbs can be followed by an object and an adjective (or an -ed participle clause):

discover  eg.gif (928 bytes) hear  eg.gif (928 bytes)
feel see
find watch

04conten.gif (549 bytes) Introduction
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Participants associated with perception verbs
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Grammatical patterns associated with the phenomenon
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Verb followed by a noun group
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Verb followed by a that clause
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Verb followed by an object and the bare infinitive
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Verb followed by an object and the -ing form
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Verb followed by a wh-clause
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Verb followed by an if/whether clause
square.gif (58 bytes) Verb followed by an object and an adjective/-ed participle clause
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Ellipsis with perception verbs
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Present simple v present continuous tense
04conten.gif (549 bytes) A note on the order of participants