Teo  +  589741 Thu, 20 Nov 08 06:27 AM John: It's strange that I saw several people __ hurt. Mary: Because there was a car accident happening twenty minutes ago. (A) got (B) getting (C) gotten (D) to get Which option do you think is correct?     Teo Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 Taiwan Contributing Member 1,631 Thank you very much for your reply.

	CalifJim  +  589752 Thu, 20 Nov 08 07:05 AM verb of perception + object + bare infinitive + ... saw several people get hurrt  verb of perception + object + pres. participle + ... saw several people getting hurrt ___ Those are the only two possibilities, so it has to be B.  The sentence as a whole, as well as the following one, is a bit strange, though. CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,415 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs

	AlpheccaStars  +  589926 Thu, 20 Nov 08 03:41 PM CJ: I agree on both countes! B and it's an odd sentence. A is a possibility only if there is a relative pronoun added: It's strange that I saw several people who got hurt. AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) Nouns, Pronouns, Relative Pronouns