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Salam1101 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Cheer
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What do you think about this sentence?
They are excited because they are cheering their team.
Thanks
What do you think about this sentence?
They are excited because they are cheering their team.
Thanks
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My first impulse is to say it's backwards. They are cheering their team because they are excited. Is that the observation you wanted us to make?
- My first impulse is to say it's backwards.
- They are cheering their team because they are excited.
- Is that the observation you wanted us to make?
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My first impulse is to say it's backwards.
They are cheering their team because they are excited.
Is that the observation you wanted us to make?
They are cheering their team because they are excited.
Is that the observation you wanted us to make?
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Thanks Jim for correcting me.
I've heard that I can't use the verbto cheer in progressive. What's your opinion?
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I've heard that I can't use the verbto cheer in progressive. What's your opinion?
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Aha! I see what you mean.
"cheer" means "to make cheerful", especially when "up" is added:
Helen seems sad; let's try to cheer her up.
It cheers my heart to hear how well you are doing in English.
In this use, "cheer" is non-progressive. It is cheering my heart ... would be incorrect.
"cheer" also means "to urge on and encourage (usually a sports tea
"cheer" means "to make cheerful", especially when "up" is added:
Helen seems sad; let's try to cheer her up.
It cheers my heart to hear how well you are doing in English.
In this use, "cheer" is non-progressive. It is cheering my heart ... would be incorrect.
"cheer" also means "to urge on and encourage (usually a sports tea
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