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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
The imperative sentence of present progressive from
Are getting dinner on!
Are you getting dinner on!
I'd like to know whether I can use such imperative sentences like the above sentences.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Are you getting dinner on!
I'd like to know whether I can use such imperative sentences like the above sentences.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon Are getting dinner on! Are you getting dinner on! Thank you in advance for your help.
- park sang joon Are getting dinner on!
- Are you getting dinner on!
- Thank you in advance for your help.
- No.
- Impossible.
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park sang joonAre getting dinner on! Are you getting dinner on!No. Impossible. English lacks that sort of structure.
I'd like to know whether I can use such imperative sentences like the above sentences.Thank you in advance for your help.
Get dinner on! is the only imperative that is very useful.
The continuous form is rare in compar
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your answer 
I see; I
No. Impossible. English lacks that sort of structure.
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park sang joonquestionAre you getting dinner on? is definitely a question. Spoken in a commanding tone of voice it may have the force of an order, but that doesn't make it an order grammatically.
CJ
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, your concern and additional answer.
Now, I can assure myself that there aren't present progressive forms in a commanding tone thanks to you.
Now, I can assure myself that there aren't present progressive forms in a commanding tone thanks to you.
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