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Snuppelina Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

in progress/currently being+verb

Manufacture of shields is currently in progress.
The shields are currently being manufactured.

Which of the two (or perhaps other options are better) is best?

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snuppelina Which of the two (or perhaps other options are better) is best? Both sentences are correct; there is no way to judge appropriateness outside the context. Maybe neither is as appropriate as 'They're now making shields'.

— Mister Micawber

  • snuppelina Which of the two (or perhaps other options are better) is best?
  • Both sentences are correct; there is no way to judge appropriateness outside the context.
  • Maybe neither is as appropriate as 'They're now making shields'.
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snuppelinaWhich of the two (or perhaps other options are better) is best?
Both sentences are correct; there is no way to judge appropriateness outside the context. Maybe neither is as appropriate as 'They're now making shields'.
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The second one is better. Another option would be to put the name or the company that is manufacturing the shields or the person in charge of that in the subject position (the blank in the sentence below).

__________ is currently manufacturing the shields.

US Steel is currently manufacturing the shields.

It sounds wordy and unnatural to s
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