Should I say ‘taking notes,’ ‘taking down notes,’ or ‘taking notes of the lessons’ in the sentence?
Should I say ‘taking notes,’ ‘taking down notes,’ or ‘taking notes of the lessons’ in the sentence? My choice is the first one, but I'm not sure it it is correct.
Instead of listening to the class discussions and (taking notes, taking down notes, taking notes of the lessons), Amanda has chatted with her classmates.
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All of those are possible. "Amanda has chatted with her classmates" doesn't work well in that sentence. "Amanda has been chatting with her classmates" is better, assuming that this is recent activity that has continued up to the present or recent past.
- All of those are possible.
- "Amanda has chatted with her classmates" doesn't work well in that sentence.
- "Amanda has been chatting with her classmates" is better, assuming that this is recent activity that has continued up to the present or recent past.
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All of those are possible.
"Amanda has chatted with her classmates" doesn't work well in that sentence. "Amanda has been chatting with her classmates" is better, assuming that this is recent activity that has continued up to the present or recent past.
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