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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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English Grammar, state verbs vs. present participle...
Hello there,
Whilst I was checking the work of one of my students, there was a phrase where you had to choose the right answer from the italics:
The fall in our share pricess reflects / is reflecting the problems with the markets...
The answer is 'reflects'. My student asked me why, but I could not give him a satisfactory response. Could some one inform me as to why 'reflects' is the correct answer? In this instance, what kind of verb is it?
Thank you.
Pablo
Whilst I was checking the work of one of my students, there was a phrase where you had to choose the right answer from the italics:
The fall in our share pricess reflects / is reflecting the problems with the markets...
The answer is 'reflects'. My student asked me why, but I could not give him a satisfactory response. Could some one inform me as to why 'reflects' is the correct answer? In this instance, what kind of verb is it?
Thank you.
Pablo
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, it can't be used in a continuous ( -ing ) form. It's portraying a stative rather than a dynamic situation. CJ
- , it can't be used in a continuous ( -ing ) form.
- It's portraying a stative rather than a dynamic situation.
- CJ
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In that usage reflect is a "non-progressive" verb, i.e., it can't be used in a continuous (-ing) form. It's portraying a stative rather than a dynamic situation.
CJ
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