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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

catching fire

Can I say,

(a)The building is catching fire now.

(b) The building is fire.

(c) The building is burning with fire.

(d) The building is getting fire now.

(e) The building had a fire.
  

Top answer

(a)The building is catching fire now. - OK (b) The building is fire. -- The building is on fire.

— Optilang

  • (a)The building is catching fire now.
  • - OK (b) The building is fire.
  • -- The building is on fire.
  • (c) The building is burning with fire.
  • --- The building is burning .
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(a)The building is catching fire now. - OK

(b) The building is fire. -- The building is on fire.

(c) The building is burning with fire. --- The building is burning. (if it's burning there must be a fire!)

(d) The building is getting fire now. --- Not OK - I'm not sure what you want to say here.

(e) The building h
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