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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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grammar

Which one is right?
Mary has a cold.
OR
Mary is having a cold.
the circumstance is that she is currently having a cold.
  

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Anonymous Which one is right? Mary has a cold. "have" is a non-progressive verb so the -ing form should not be used when "have" has a stative meaning.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Which one is right?
  • Mary has a cold.
  • "have" is a non-progressive verb so the -ing form should not be used when "have" has a stative meaning.
  • CJ
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AnonymousWhich one is right?
Mary has a cold.

"have" is a non-progressive verb so the -ing form should not be used when "have" has a stative meaning.

CJ
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