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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

if "dinner is cooking" is a right sentence then can we use "tea is making" or can it be equivalent to "someone is making tea" if not then what is the logic..it is pretty confusing!
  

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Anonymous it is pretty confusing! Yes. "cook" is in the list of verbs that can be used that way.

  • Anonymous it is pretty confusing!
  • Yes.
  • "cook" is in the list of verbs that can be used that way.
  • "make" is not.
  • It's a matter of learning how different verbs work.
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Anonymousit is pretty confusing!
Yes. "cook" is in the list of verbs that can be used that way. "make" is not.

It's a matter of learning how different verbs work.

CJ
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No but you can say "the tea is brewing"

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