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Kelly Tan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Dash or dashing
I saw a jaywalking pedestrian dash/dashing across the road and being run over by a lorry.
1. Is the sentence natural?
2. Should I use 'dash' or 'dashing'?
Thank you.
1. Is the sentence natural?
2. Should I use 'dash' or 'dashing'?
Thank you.
Top answer
htm Simple form implies you have witnessed the whole action. Continious, on the other hand, gives you a glimpse of the action that is in progress.
- htm Simple form implies you have witnessed the whole action.
- Continious, on the other hand, gives you a glimpse of the action that is in progress.
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http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00066.htm
Simple form implies you have witnessed the whole action.
Continious, on the other hand, gives you a glimpse of the action that is in progress.
Simple form implies you have witnessed the whole action.
Continious, on the other hand, gives you a glimpse of the action that is in progress.
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Kelly TanI saw a jaywalking pedestrian dash/dashing across the road and being run over by a lorry.This is a case of too much information in one sentence.
I saw a pedestrian jaywalking.
I saw him dash across the road.
He got run over by a [lorry / truck].
CJ
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I saw a jaywalking pedestrian dash/dashing across the road and being run over by a lorry.
If I remove jaywalking, can I write as follows.
I saw a pedestrian dash across the road and being run over by a lorry.
I saw a pedestrian dashing across the road and being run over by a lorry.
If I can write the above way, is the first senten
If I remove jaywalking, can I write as follows.
I saw a pedestrian dash across the road and being run over by a lorry.
I saw a pedestrian dashing across the road and being run over by a lorry.
If I can write the above way, is the first senten
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