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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
a steak is cooking/ is cooked
When a steak is cooked at a high temperature, more of its juices are evaporated.
Q) Is either "is cooked" or "is cooking" correct?
I was surprised that the verb cook is used like this.
1. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce. (not is cooked?)
Q) Is either "is cooked" or "is cooking" correct?
I was surprised that the verb cook is used like this.
1. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce. (not is cooked?)
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moon7296 Q) Is either "is cooked" or "is cooking" correct? You could use the present continuous, but the passive (past completed action) is more to the point. moon7296 1.
- moon7296 Q) Is either "is cooked" or "is cooking" correct?
- You could use the present continuous, but the passive (past completed action) is more to the point.
- moon7296 1.
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce.
- ) This is a different use of the verb: it is ergative, like 'The wind is blowing the trees' and 'The trees are blowing in the wind' or 'The product is selling like hotcakes' and *'They are selling the product like hotcakes'.
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moon7296Q) Is either "is cooked" or "is cooking" correct?You could use the present continuous, but the passive (past completed action) is more to the point.
moon72961. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce. (not is cooked?)This is a different use of the verb: it is ergative, like 'The wind is blowing the trees' and
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