A or the

The better form is: what is hanging on the wall (over there)?

Answer: A clock is.

Beware: hang and hung can be confusing. i.e. A beautiful chandelier is hung from the 10 foot ceiling over the dining room and a huge wedding portray is hanging above the fireplace of his new home.

layla1234What hangs on the wall?

Which answer is correct?

A clock hangs on the wall or the clock.

I think both?

Without context, I'd say the indefinite article is the correct choice. (a clock, as Dimsum suggests.)
In order to use "the clock," there would need to be some prior reference to the clock.

dimsumexpressBeware: hang and hung can be confusing. i.e. A beautiful chandelier is hung from the 10 foot ceiling over the dining room and a huge wedding portray is hanging above the fireplace of his new home.

Hi, Dimsum.
Are you suggesting that "is hung" and "is hanging" could not be reversed in your example?

As an aside, I'm sure you mean "a hu

Why is hanging is better?

layla1234Why is hanging is better?

In ordinary conversation we feel the difference like this:

1 What (usually / always) hangs on the wall?

2 What is hanging on the wall (right now / at this very moment)?

1 is like "What have they put on the wall?" (more remote, generalized, abstract)

2 is like "What do you see on

layla1234Why is hanging is better?

Hi, please do a little research on your own first. Believe me, it wil help your understand better with questions later. Also, read CJ comments.

Hi, Dimsum.

Are you suggesting that "is hung" and "is hanging" could not be reversed in your example?

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