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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Mixing present continuous with simple present.
A cat walks out on the road. Viola's car is driving further down the road.
Viola is typing on her phone and doesn't see the cat walk out on the road ahead.
Is it OK to mix present continuous with simple present as in the second sentence or would it be better to break up the sentence and say: Viola is typing on her phone. She doesn't see the cat walk out on the road ahead.
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anonymous Viola is typing on her phone and doesn't see the cat walk out on the road ahead. That's fine. "
- anonymous Viola is typing on her phone and doesn't see the cat walk out on the road ahead.
- That's fine.
- "
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anonymousViola is typing on her phone and doesn't see the cat walk out on the road ahead.
That's fine. It's just like "Victoria is driving …."
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anonymousIs it OK to mix present continuous with simple present as in the second sentence
Yes.
anonymouswould it be better to break up the sentence and say: Viola is typing on her phone. She doesn't see the cat walk out on the road ahead.
No. That's completely unnecessary.
CJ
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