1)Several Guests noticed Mr Peter 2)fall back 3)in his

Question

1)Several Guests noticed Mr Peter 
2)fall back
 3)in his chair 
4)and gasping for breath
which part is wrong 1/2/3/4?
Source Official FMS exam (India)

Zatarra · Answer

Just let me know your opinions guys.This is not a gmat question but this should not prevent you frm trying

metallicafan · Answer

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Zatarra · Answer

This is what i feel too.
But during the exam i felt that the correct sent should be 
Several Guests noticed Mr Peter fall back in his chair and gasp for breath

But metalliafan, can u explain why cant it be 4.
I saw him do this.

metallicafan · Answer

"Fall back" and "gasp" are not the verbs of the sentence. In this case, they are nouns.

cunconpk · Answer

I saw in the dictionary that "notice" can be use similar in structure: notice sb  do  sth
--> correct = Several Guests noticed Mr Peter fall back in his chair and gasp for breath. 
So I think here "fall" and "gasp" are verbs in their infinitive form (without "to"). (not noun)

Zatarra · Answer

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/GASP •I sat there in complete silence even scared to gasp a breath, all I could hear was the muttering downstairs. Thanks concumpk Indian exams are so ambiguous

MBAhereIcome · Answer

agree with metallicafan here. imo, following would be a better sentence.

"Several Guests noticed Mr Peter falling back in his chair and gasping for breath"

1)Several Guests noticed Mr Peter 2)fall back 3)in his

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