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Abdul quddus Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Wear or wearing
a man who was wearing a green suit can someone explain please,whether the 'man' is in the process of wearing a green suit or it has wored a green suit???????is "wear" a non-action verb?if it is, then how is it used in progressive??
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To make sense of this sentence, the green part is needed to connect the the subject (the man). A man [who was wearing a green suit] was ringing the door bell l . With therelative structure, it described the act of wearing.
- To make sense of this sentence, the green part is needed to connect the the subject (the man).
- A man [who was wearing a green suit] was ringing the door bell l .
- With therelative structure, it described the act of wearing.
- Wearing a green sui t , John looked like a nerd.
- With this structure, it's a present participle which describes the state.
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This is an incomplete relative clause.To make sense of this sentence, the green part is needed to connect the the subject (the man).
A man [who was wearing a green suit] was ringing the door belll. With therelative structure, it described the act of wearing.
Wearing a green sui
A man [who was wearing a green suit] was ringing the door belll. With therelative structure, it described the act of wearing.
Wearing a green sui
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if it describes state,it cannot be used in present progressive.it should be 'wears' not 'wearing' because state verbs cannot be used in progressive tense???????
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if it describes state,it cannot be used in present progressive.it should be 'wears' not 'wearing' because state verbs cannot be used in progressive tense???????
I suggest that you review the tenses as your comments indicated state of confusion.
I suggest that you review the tenses as your comments indicated state of confusion.
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A man [who was wearing a green suit] was ringing the door bell
is the underlined section not in the present continous tense????????if it is not,then what is this sort of construction called???explain please
is the underlined section not in the present continous tense????????if it is not,then what is this sort of construction called???explain please
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<<A man [who was wearing a green suit] was ringing the door bell>>
In this example, "was wearing" is indeed a progressive verb being used in the relative clause.
Without the relative clause, we essentially have a compound sentence, or two separate sentences.
A man was ringing the door bell and
In this example, "was wearing" is indeed a progressive verb being used in the relative clause.
Without the relative clause, we essentially have a compound sentence, or two separate sentences.
A man was ringing the door bell and
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