Question

英语有关问题，求助

I was conscious of someone watching me.这里的watch为什么是使用分词形式呢？

Answer 1

I was conscious of someone watching me (我觉得有人在监视着我) 相当于 I was conscious of someone who was watching me，就是说 现在分词短语 watching me 相当于定语从句 who was watching me 的省略。