jazzmaster  +  662962 Wed, 04 Feb 09 08:05 PM Question 1: A. I saw him being angry. B. I saw him angry. What are differences in A and B?  In meanings?  Or just forms are different? Question 2: C. I saw him being silly. D. I saw him silly. I understand C.  But I don't think D means anything thus invalid.  Then why is the sentence B in Question 1 considered valid? Thanks in advance. J jazzmaster Joined on Fri, Jul 25 2008 Junior Member 80 Sentences

	Grammar Geek  +  662969 Wed, 04 Feb 09 08:12 PM B is a bit weird - I saw him looking angry, maybe. Even A: I saw him acting in an angry manner, I saw him acting angrily. Maybe because "anger" is an emotion, not a behavior, while "silly" is a way to behave. It's easy to see someone being silly, but you can't necessarily tell that someone is angry.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!