Present continuous or simple?
Is the usage of the present continuous correct in this sentence? Doesn't the quantifier 'some' indicate a general, habitual action and, hence, shouldn't the simple tense be used here?
Some people are moving out of cities because of three essential reasons.
p.s. the topic was to give reasons why some people move out of cities.
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anonymous Is the usage of the present continuous correct in this sentence? It's borderline, but the whole sentence limps. People do things "for" reasons, not "because of" reasons, and I suspect that there is nothing essential about the reasons.
- anonymous Is the usage of the present continuous correct in this sentence?
- It's borderline, but the whole sentence limps.
- People do things "for" reasons, not "because of" reasons, and I suspect that there is nothing essential about the reasons.
- anonymous Doesn't the quantifier 'some' indicate a general, habitual action and, hence, shouldn't the simple tense be used here?
- I would say so.
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anonymousIs the usage of the present continuous correct in this sentence?
It's borderline, but the whole sentence limps. People do things "for" reasons, not "because of" reasons, and I suspect that there is nothing essential about the reasons.
anonymousDoesn't the quantifier 'some' indicate a general, habitual action and, hence,
0anonymousIs the usage of the present continuous correct in this sentence?
Yes.
anonymousDoesn't the quantifier 'some' indicate a general, habitual action and, hence, shouldn't the simple tense be used here?
No. There are countless examples of sentences with 'some' and the present continuous. The fact that not all
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