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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Tense-sentence correction
Hello, could you please clarify my doubts regarding the use of present continuous in the sentences below? Are these sentences correct, or maybe I should use Present Simple? Thank you
Thanks to parents who are teaching their children how to compete, the offspring builds self-confidence and he or she is not afraid of new challenges. Many children are suffering from a lack of confidence.
The children who are being exposed to competition have the advantage over their contemporaries who are protected by parents who think that competition may be something dangerous.
Thanks to parents who are teaching their children how to compete, the offspring builds self-confidence and he or she is not afraid of new challenges. Many children are suffering from a lack of confidence.
The children who are being exposed to competition have the advantage over their contemporaries who are protected by parents who think that competition may be something dangerous.
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They sound natural to me.
- They sound natural to me.
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Thank you. I have a follow-up question. If the continuous form is OK, isn't it incompatible with the simple form in the second clause? I think it should be more grammatical and logical to use either Present Continuous or Present Simple in both clauses. What's your opinion?
Thanks to parents who are teaching their children how to compete, the offspring builds self-confidence and he or s
Thanks to parents who are teaching their children how to compete, the offspring builds self-confidence and he or s
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The verb in the contiuous is describing an on-going action. The verb in the present tense describes the outcome. Remember, when we're talking about language, there is much that doesn't seem logical.
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