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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Not used in progressive forms

"Earlier this week a group of former senior US officials and officers urged a major increase in military assistance, including providing light-armour missiles designed to take out tanks and armoured vehicles." (BBC website.)

I've read in the Longman dictionary that the transitive verb "include" is not used in progressive forms when it means "to have as a part; contain to addition to other parts".

My question is: is the non-finite clause "including providing..." a progressive form of using the verb "include" in the meaning "to have as a part; contain to addition to other parts" in the above sentence?
  

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" a progressive form of using the verb No. 'Progressive' is an aspect of finite verbs.

— Mister Micawber

  • " a progressive form of using the verb No.
  • 'Progressive' is an aspect of finite verbs.
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Anonymous is the non-finite clause "including providing..." a progressive form of using the verb
No. 'Progressive' is an aspect of finite verbs.
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Mister MicawberNo. 'Progressive' is an aspect of finite verbs.
I see. Thanks for the reply.
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Anonymous"Earlier this week a group of former senior US officials and officers urged a major increase in military assistance, including providing light-armour missiles designed to take out tanks and armoured vehicles." (BBC website.)I've read in the Longman dictionary that the transitive verb "include" is not used in progressive forms when it means "to have as a part; con
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AnonymousIn your example, "including" is a preposition, not a verb.
Indeed, I haven’t been aware of that. Thanks for the reply.
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