example:
I remembered hearing that dogs can smell fear.
2007-12-01 14:36:09 · 3 answers · asked by thatgirl90 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
This is for a narrative essay.
2007-12-01 14:37:28 · update #1
It is written in first person. It was just a peer-review that pointed this out as a problem. I used this format quite often throughout the piece. Is it because I started a lot of my sentences with "I" and then put an action verb right after it?
2007-12-01 14:47:01 · update #2
There is no gramatical error in that sentence whatsoever.
Many other examples of using intransitive verbs will show that they are not only appropriate for the first person in most tenses, they are usually required by the laws of our language.
Examples include: I can hear you sing. I heard you sing. I will hear you sing. etc ... I am hearing you sing is not gramatically correct, but I remember hearing you sing is just fine.
I would suggest you ask your lecturer to clarify this for you so that you can return to the "peer supporter" with a correct clarification of this non existent rule.
2007-12-01 15:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by Debbi J 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, the problem is not starting a sentence with I, followed by an action verb. The problem is simply starting too many sentences with I. If every sentence or even every other sentence starts with I, your paper will sound as if you are the center of it rather than the subject you are talking about. Put variety into your sentences. Start with a preposition as I did in the sentence above. I hope this helps.
2007-12-01 14:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by Sicilian Godmother 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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What is wrong with starting a sentence with "I" and then an action verb?
example:
I remembered hearing that dogs can smell fear.
2015-08-18 16:27:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I see it. It depends on what context you're using the sentence in. Because, as it is, it seems like you're narrating, and remembering the time you're talking about.
(As in, if you dropped the "-ed," it would be saying a different thing.) If that's what you ARE saying, then it might be the "can" part. Otherwise, I don't see anything wrong.
2007-12-01 15:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see anything wrong with it. Unless, the point-of-view in the narrative essay is not the first person point-of-view. Otherwise, it's okay. Who says it isn't?
2007-12-01 14:41:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋