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Hilda9 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Simple or progressive aspect
Do we need the simple or the progressive aspect in the following sentence?
“The author draws attention to the problems African-Americans face/are facing.“
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Either aspect is fine. The progressive aspect alludes to on-going problems, perhaps problems recently in the news. The simple aspect might be more appropriate when writing about problems more generally — perennial problems.
- Either aspect is fine.
- The progressive aspect alludes to on-going problems, perhaps problems recently in the news.
- The simple aspect might be more appropriate when writing about problems more generally — perennial problems.
- CJ
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Either aspect is fine. The progressive aspect alludes to on-going problems, perhaps problems recently in the news. The simple aspect might be more appropriate when writing about problems more generally — perennial problems.
CJ
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