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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"oblige" used in progressive
Usage books say that “oblige” cannot be used in progressive.
1. ×The law is obliging us to report all our income.
In the following sentences, why is “oblige” used in progressive?
2. Animal diseases cause losses of between 25 to 35 per cent in world animal production, and the veterinary profession is on the front line to control these diseases and is constantly being obliged to deal with new challenges such as emerging diseases affecting aquaculture and the effects of climate change. Rinderpest is the first disease to be declared eradicated worldwide.
3. Some Zimbabwean industries are complaining that the much-maligned Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority is obliging them to pay a significantly higher rate of 13 cents a kilowatt hour or face blackouts of four to 14 hours a day.
Thank you.
1. ×The law is obliging us to report all our income.
In the following sentences, why is “oblige” used in progressive?
2. Animal diseases cause losses of between 25 to 35 per cent in world animal production, and the veterinary profession is on the front line to control these diseases and is constantly being obliged to deal with new challenges such as emerging diseases affecting aquaculture and the effects of climate change. Rinderpest is the first disease to be declared eradicated worldwide.
3. Some Zimbabwean industries are complaining that the much-maligned Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority is obliging them to pay a significantly higher rate of 13 cents a kilowatt hour or face blackouts of four to 14 hours a day.
Thank you.
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Hi, Usage books say that “oblige” cannot be used in progressive. I've never heard this before, and it just seems completely incorrect. Were these books written by native speakers?
- Hi, Usage books say that “oblige” cannot be used in progressive.
- I've never heard this before, and it just seems completely incorrect.
- Were these books written by native speakers?
- Clive
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Hi,
Usage books say that “oblige” cannot be used in progressive.
I've never heard this before, and it just seems completely incorrect.
Were these books written by native speakers?
Clive
Usage books say that “oblige” cannot be used in progressive.
I've never heard this before, and it just seems completely incorrect.
Were these books written by native speakers?
Clive
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Thank you, Cilve.
Why is "oblige" in the senteces I gave used in progressive?
Would you explain the reason to me?
Thank you.
Why is "oblige" in the senteces I gave used in progressive?
Would you explain the reason to me?
Thank you.
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Hi,
First, let me ask you if you know in general why people sometimes choose progressive (for any verb).
Clive
First, let me ask you if you know in general why people sometimes choose progressive (for any verb).
Clive
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The verb 'oblige' is a semi-auxiliary (semi-modal, or quasi-modal) verb which often (but not always) takes the form of Be+Participle+To.
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Hi,
The last question posed was
why people sometimes choose progressive (for any verb)
ie what meaning does it give?
Would you like to comment?
Clive
The last question posed was
why people sometimes choose progressive (for any verb)
ie what meaning does it give?
Would you like to comment?
Clive
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