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Jacklong Posted 21 years ago
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to get worse & to be getting worse
I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem _______ all the time.
A) to get worse B) to be getting worse
C) to have got worse D) getting worse
The answer is B. Idon't understand why A is not correct. Please do me a favour.
A) to get worse B) to be getting worse
C) to have got worse D) getting worse
The answer is B. Idon't understand why A is not correct. Please do me a favour.
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I think it's because of "all the time", implying "right now", hence the progressive form.
- I think it's because of "all the time", implying "right now", hence the progressive form.
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I think it's because of "all the time", implying "right now", hence the progressive form.
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This answer [B. to be getting] allows for the implied idea that it is a continuing trend which the words "all the time" implies.
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?p=47001#47001
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?p=47001#47001
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Hi,
I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem _______ all the time.
B is certainly fine, but A is also quite acceptable. As noted, 'all the time' establishes this a trend. The progressive just adds more emphasis to this. With A, there is a suggestion in the sentence that the trend is continual rather than co
I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem _______ all the time.
B is certainly fine, but A is also quite acceptable. As noted, 'all the time' establishes this a trend. The progressive just adds more emphasis to this. With A, there is a suggestion in the sentence that the trend is continual rather than co
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