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Onelook Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Present + present participle
When people see the monster, they just start crying or scrunch up their faces in disgust, and start leaving.
I was wondering if it was ok to use the present participle and the present in "parallel" phrases.
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It's fine. All the main verbs are simple present. "Start" is a catenative verb, and "crying" and "leaving" are complements.
- It's fine.
- All the main verbs are simple present.
- "Start" is a catenative verb, and "crying" and "leaving" are complements.
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It's fine. All the main verbs are simple present. "Start" is a catenative verb, and "crying" and "leaving" are complements.
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