"As a result, cell phones are now commonplace, with at least 85 percent of adults in the U.S and the U.K owning one."
"As a result, cell phones are now commonplace, with at least 85 percent of adults in the U.S and the U.K owning one."
Can we use the verb 'own' in the progressive tense? What is the rule behind this?
and what does 'with' mean here?
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Mickey Mouse 8241 Can we use the verb 'own' in the progressive tense? Owning is not a progressive tense, which would require an auxiliary verb: is owning. Owning is a gerund required by the preposition with , which means more or less the same as 'and'.
- Mickey Mouse 8241 Can we use the verb 'own' in the progressive tense?
- Owning is not a progressive tense, which would require an auxiliary verb: is owning.
- Owning is a gerund required by the preposition with , which means more or less the same as 'and'.
- CB
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Mickey Mouse 8241Can we use the verb 'own' in the progressive tense?
Owning is not a progressive tense, which would require an auxiliary verb: is owning. Owning is a gerund required by the preposition with, which means more or less the same as 'and'.
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