Is this grammatically correct- "My husband came running when he heard me call out for help."

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"My husband came running when he heard me call out for help."

In the above sentence, should there be 'calling out' or simply 'call out' is fine.

There is a subtle difference there. Calling means that he came while you were still requesting assistance. Call implies that the request was complete. — mankowitz, Jun 25 '18 at 06:31
'heard me call' 'heard my calling' 'heard my call' : they all work. As commented above 'calling' is ongoing. — Nigel J, Jun 25 '18 at 11:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '18 at 05:49

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The phrase "my calling for help" would be better if it was a noun phrase, as it is the object of the verb heard . . . so it would be "My husband came running when he heard my call for help".

answered Jun 25 '18 at 05:49

Peter

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Is this grammatically correct- "My husband came running when he heard me call out for help."

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