Dying
How would you native speakers interpret this below? Doesn't it make any sense?
The man has been dying.
If it does make sense, what is the difference in meaning between it and "The man is dying"?
Top answer
Yes, those words make sense, but only in a suitable context. Let's approach this by considering how to answer a question. Example A Question: What has the man be doing for the last year?
- Yes, those words make sense, but only in a suitable context.
- Let's approach this by considering how to answer a question.
- Example A Question: What has the man be doing for the last year?
- Answer: The man has been dying.
- Here, the Present Perfect Continuous focuses on the last year.
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Yes, those words make sense, but only in a suitable context.
Let's approach this by considering how to answer a question.
Example A
Question: What has the man be doing for the last year?
Answer: The man has been dying. Here, the Present Perfect Continuous focuses on the last year. Maybe the man is still dying. Or maybe he is not, because they fo
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