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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Hear
1. I hear a buzz.
2. I hear buzzing.
3. I hear the buzzing.
4. I hear sirening. (Do you ever use ing form for a siren of a firetruck?)
QA. When would you use "a buzz" compared to buzzing?
B. What is the difference for #3 from #2?
C. As shown above.
Thank you.
2. I hear buzzing.
3. I hear the buzzing.
4. I hear sirening. (Do you ever use ing form for a siren of a firetruck?)
QA. When would you use "a buzz" compared to buzzing?
B. What is the difference for #3 from #2?
C. As shown above.
Thank you.
Top answer
onizo A. When would you use "a buzz" compared to buzzing? I wouldn't unless is was a very short one, as for instance a brief push of a doorbell.
- onizo A.
- When would you use "a buzz" compared to buzzing?
- I wouldn't unless is was a very short one, as for instance a brief push of a doorbell.
- onizo B.
- What is the difference for #3 from #2?
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onizoA. When would you use "a buzz" compared to buzzing?I wouldn't unless is was a very short one, as for instance a brief push of a doorbell.
onizoB. What is the difference for #3 from #2?The same as for any insertion of the definite pronoun before a noun.
onizoC. As shown above.??
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Mister MicawberonizoB. What is the difference for #3 from #2?The same as for any insertion of the definite pronoun before a noun.Thank you.
don't you think, then, there should alwaly be "the" come along? what does it mean by hear buzzing without "the"?
2. How about beeping, from a pager" would you said that when you hear one beep several ti
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onizowhat does it mean by hear buzzing without "the"?It is an uncountable noun: no article for first mention.
onizo2. How about beeping, from a pager" would you said that when you hear one beep several times, "a beep"?No.
onizo3. can you describe the different contexts for "hear beeping" and "hear t
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