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00 Could you please, explain me what is the paragraph below trying to say ? 02 br
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00 1) "When we have verbs of 01 b 00 beginning, continuing, and ending 02 b 00 , and these verbs are followed by a verb of understanding (such as: write, read, listen, know...) the infinitive is 01 u 01 b 00 usually 02 b 02 u 00 used, 01 u 01 b 00 because these verbs involve 02 b 02 u 00 01 u 01 b 00 states 02 b 02 u 00 and are 01 b 01 u 00 normally used in the progressive" 02 u 02 b 00 : (what does it want to say with: ... 01 u 01 i 01 b 00 because these verbs involve 02 b 02 i 00 01 b 01 i 00 states?) 02 i 02 b 02 u 02 br
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00 Example: He 01 b 00 begins 01 u 00 reading 02 u 02 b 00 the news now (or) he 01 b 00 begins 01 u 00 to read 02 u 02 b 00 the news now; 02 br
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00 But we can 01 b 00 only 02 b 00 say: He 01 b 00 began 01 u 00 to understand 02 u 02 b 00 the news now. (and here why the 01 u 01 b 00 only 02 b 02 u 00 option is 01 i 01 b 00 began 01 u 00 to understand 02 u 02 b 02 i 00 ?) 02 br
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00 2) Here I don't understand when part of the sentence below says: "... 01 b 01 i 00 when multiple activities are involved 02 i 02 b 00 ": 02 br
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01 b 00 "After verbs such as: begin, start, continue..., 01 u 00 when multiple activities are involved 02 u 00 , preference is given for the -ing clause 02 b 00 ". 02 br
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00 Example: The wife 01 b 00 began 01 u 00 sweeping 02 u 02 b 00 the backyard. 02 br
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00 Considering the example above, is the idea of 01 i 01 b 00 "when multiple activities are involved 02 b 02 i 00 ", understood as someone who began an action, 01 u 00 and the sentence indirectly shows that other actions would follow the first one 02 u 00 ? For instance: 02 br
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00 The wife 01 b 00 began 02 b 00 01 u 01 b 00 sweeping 02 b 02 u 00 the backyard ( 01 i 00 then she 01 b 00 started 01 u 00 straightening 02 u 00 up 02 b 00 her bedroom, and 01 b 00 continued 01 u 00 cleaning up 02 u 02 b 00 the 02 i 00 01 i 00 house before her husband arrived 02 i 00 ). 00 01 i 00 Am I right ? 02 i 02 br
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00 Best regards, 02 br
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00 Could you please, explain me what is the paragraph below trying to say ? 02 br
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00 1) "When we have verbs of 01 b 00 beginning, continuing, and ending 02 b 00 , and these verbs are followed by a verb of understanding (such as: write, read, listen, know...) the infinitive is 01 u 01 b 00 usually 02 b 02 u 00 used, 01 u 01 b 00 because these verbs involve 02 b 02 u 00 01 u 01 b 00 states 02 b 02 u 00 and are 01 b 01 u 00 normally used in the progressive" 02 u 02 b 00 : (what does it want to say with: ... 01 u 01 i 01 b 00 because these verbs involve 02 b 02 i 00 01 b 01 i 00 states?) 02 i 02 b 02 u 02 br
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00 Example: He 01 b 00 begins 01 u 00 reading 02 u 02 b 00 the news now (or) he 01 b 00 begins 01 u 00 to read 02 u 02 b 00 the news now; 02 br
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00 But we can 01 b 00 only 02 b 00 say: He 01 b 00 began 01 u 00 to understand 02 u 02 b 00 the news now. (and here why the 01 u 01 b 00 only 02 b 02 u 00 option is 01 i 01 b 00 began 01 u 00 to understand 02 u 02 b 02 i 00 ?) 02 br
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00 2) Here I don't understand when part of the sentence below says: "... 01 b 01 i 00 when multiple activities are involved 02 i 02 b 00 ": 02 br
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01 b 00 "After verbs such as: begin, start, continue..., 01 u 00 when multiple activities are involved 02 u 00 , preference is given for the -ing clause 02 b 00 ". 02 br
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00 Example: The wife 01 b 00 began 01 u 00 sweeping 02 u 02 b 00 the backyard. 02 br
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00 Considering the example above, is the idea of 01 i 01 b 00 "when multiple activities are involved 02 b 02 i 00 ", understood as someone who began an action, 01 u 00 and the sentence indirectly shows that other actions would follow the first one 02 u 00 ? For instance: 02 br
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00 The wife 01 b 00 began 02 b 00 01 u 01 b 00 sweeping 02 b 02 u 00 the backyard ( 01 i 00 then she 01 b 00 started 01 u 00 straightening 02 u 00 up 02 b 00 her bedroom, and 01 b 00 continued 01 u 00 cleaning up 02 u 02 b 00 the 02 i 00 01 i 00 house before her husband arrived 02 i 00 ). 00 01 i 00 Am I right ? 02 i 02 br
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00 Best regards, 02 br
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00 Chantra 0-
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0 Either you have made this up or you have encountered one of those grammarians who know little but think they will make an impression on their (hopefully ignorant) readers with fancy language and 'scientific' approach. The presentation of the argument is rubbish. For starters, 01 i 00 listen 02 i 00 is not 'a verb of understanding'.
- 0 Either you have made this up or you have encountered one of those grammarians who know little but think they will make an impression on their (hopefully ignorant) readers with fancy language and 'scientific' approach.
- The presentation of the argument is rubbish.
- For starters, 01 i 00 listen 02 i 00 is not 'a verb of understanding'.
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0 Either you have made this up or you have encountered one of those grammarians who know little but think they will make an impression on their (hopefully ignorant) readers with fancy language and 'scientific' approach. The presentation of the argument is rubbish. For starters, 01 i 00 listen 02 i 00 is not 'a verb of understanding'. What do you 'understand' if you listen to a p
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