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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

sick +ing , ill +ing

0Although smokers constitute the majority of people who suffer from cigarettes, they are not the only ones ailing from cigarette smoke.02br
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001 What would be a good substitute for ailing in this sentence?02br
002 I don't think we can say, sicking or illing.Any grammatical explanation why they are incorrect?02br
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02br 001 What would be a good substitute for ailing in this sentence? Any grammatical explanation why they are incorrect? 01b 00-- Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 001 What would be a good substitute for ailing in this sentence?
  • Any grammatical explanation why they are incorrect?
  • 01b 00-- Yes.
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001 What would be a good substitute for ailing in this sentence? -- 01i00they are not the only ones01b00 injured by02b00 cigarette smoke.02i02br
002 I don't think we can say, sicking or illing.Any grammatical explanation why they are incorrect? 01b00-- Yes. 01i00Ail 02i00is a verb; 01i
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0Thanks, MM and MH. It's clear to me now.0-
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