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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
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Remember
She didn’t remember to do her homework.
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Could you please explain why the verb "remember" is considered to be a stative and not an action one?
https://keepsmilingenglish.com/2015/04/confusing-verbs-7-stativestate-vs-dynamicaction/
Could you please explain why the verb "remember" is considered to be a stative and not an action one?
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Jigneshbharati Could you please explain why the verb "remember" is considered to be a stative and not an action one? There are no moving parts. How can it be an action?
- Jigneshbharati Could you please explain why the verb "remember" is considered to be a stative and not an action one?
- There are no moving parts.
- How can it be an action?
- I can sit quietly in my chair while I remember what I had for dinner last night, and nobody will know that it is happening because they won't see any action.
- To them I am just sitting there, doing nothing .
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JigneshbharatiCould you please explain why the verb "remember" is considered to be a stative and not an action one?
There are no moving parts. How can it be an action?
I can sit quietly in my chair while I remember what I had for dinner last night, and nobody will know that it is happening because they won't see any action. To them I am just sitting
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