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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Grammar help!

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001. Which (and why) of these two sentences is correct:02br
00a) I'm studying at Oxford University02br
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00b) I study at Oxford University?02br
00(I want to say that I'm a student now and hope to get, for example, a bachelor degree)02br
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002. Which (and why) of these two sentences is correct:02br
00a) I work at the St. Mary's hospital as a nurse02br
00b) I'm working at the St. Mary's hospital as a nurse?02br
00(I want to say that I'm a nurse and it's my workplace)02br
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00Thank you so much!0-
  

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02br 02br 00The simple present suggests habitual action, so "I'm studying" shows more of a current state of affairs. 02br 02br 00Meanwhile, "I'm working" could suggest that it it's a temporary situation. "I work" shows that it's your job.

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00The simple present suggests habitual action, so "I'm studying" shows more of a current state of affairs.
  • 02br 02br 00Meanwhile, "I'm working" could suggest that it it's a temporary situation.
  • "I work" shows that it's your job.
  • " to go with it.
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0They're all correct.02br
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00The simple present suggests habitual action, so "I'm studying" shows more of a current state of affairs. The other could answer the question "Where do you go to study when you need to be somewhere quiet?" while "I'm studying" means clearly you are a student.02br
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00Meanwhile, "I'm working" could suggest that it it's a t
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0Thank you very much! So, as I understood, if I want to say that I'm a student, it's better to say "I'm studying" and if I want to show that my job is permanent, it's better to say "I work", right?0-
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0That's my preference, but again, they were all correct!0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10the St. Mary's hospital12blockquote
10 No 01i00the02i00. Just 01i00St. Mary's hospital02i00. No 01i00the02i00 with a proper noun.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11blockquote
11cite20Anonymous22cite20the St. Mary's hospital22blockquote
20 No 11i10the12i10. Just 11i10St. Mary's hospital12i10. No 11i10the12i10 with a proper noun.12blockquote
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