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perceiving?
Maybe they're perceiving what happened in the night differently,...
This sentence is from a dialogue. The word, perceive is not allowed to use progressive form according to the dictionary. So, is it grammatically correct to use "perceiving"?
Thank you
This sentence is from a dialogue. The word, perceive is not allowed to use progressive form according to the dictionary. So, is it grammatically correct to use "perceiving"?
Thank you
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Yes, it's acceptable. In real-life language there are usually exceptions to rules that say certain verbs are not used in the progressive forms.
- Yes, it's acceptable.
- In real-life language there are usually exceptions to rules that say certain verbs are not used in the progressive forms.
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Yes, it's acceptable. In real-life language there are usually exceptions to rules that say certain verbs are not used in the progressive forms.
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