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Ella Ye Posted 6 years ago
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Biden tweeting I have the great honor to announce that I have picked Kamala Harris, a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the country's finest public servants as my running mate. Back when Kamala was attorney general, she worked closely with Bo. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people,protected women and kids from abuse.

1. take on: does it mean 'handle, control' , or 'fight against' here? I know she used to be fight against big banks with the frauds

2. tweeting: why do we use '-ing' instead of 'tweets' here?

  

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Ella Ye 1. take on: does it mean 'handle, control' , or 'fight against' here? The latter.

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  • Ella Ye 1.
  • take on: does it mean 'handle, control' , or 'fight against' here?
  • The latter.
  • Ella Ye 2.
  • tweeting: why do we use '-ing' instead of 'tweets' here?
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Ella Ye1. take on: does it mean 'handle, control' , or 'fight against' here?

The latter.

Ella Ye2. tweeting: why do we use '-ing' instead of 'tweets' here?

It is apparently an abbreviated way of saying "Biden is tweeting", i.e. more immediate-sounding than "tweets". However, "Biden tweeting I have the great honor

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