0
Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Sentence difference

What is the difference between these two?
Why does she work with them?
Why is she working with them?

Are they basically the same, specifically, the use of 'does'?
  

Top answer

Anonymous difference This is usually the difference that we mean. Why does she work with them? (on those occasions when she does work with them, not necessarily at this moment; implies that she works with them from time to time) Why is she working with them?

  • Anonymous difference This is usually the difference that we mean.
  • Why does she work with them?
  • (on those occasions when she does work with them, not necessarily at this moment; implies that she works with them from time to time) Why is she working with them?
  • ) CJ
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Anonymousdifference
This is usually the difference that we mean.

Why does she work with them? (on those occasions when she does work with them, not necessarily at this moment; implies that she works with them from time to time)
Why is she working with them? (at this moment; during a period of time that includes this moment; implies that she is wor

Related Questions