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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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The children all watched with fascination as the old house was _____________.
1)torn down
2)being torn down
why?
1)torn down
2)being torn down
why?
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The second is correct because the children watched with fascination as the house was being torn down at that moment, not in the past. I hope that makes sense.
- The second is correct because the children watched with fascination as the house was being torn down at that moment, not in the past.
- I hope that makes sense.
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The second is correct because the children watched with fascination as the house was being torn down at that moment, not in the past. I hope that makes sense.
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That was my answer too, but in one of tests the answer was 1. Is that correct? 2 or certainly wrong.
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Both are possible.
The children all watched with fascination as the old house was torn down.
They watched the complete destruction of the house.
The children all watched with fascination as the old house was being torn down.
They watched some, but not necessarily all, of the destruction.
The children all watched with fascination as the old house was torn down.
They watched the complete destruction of the house.
The children all watched with fascination as the old house was being torn down.
They watched some, but not necessarily all, of the destruction.
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