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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

wear / wearing

0Can I say,02br
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02br 02br 00The police are wearing uniforms. Don't use "the" unless you want to talk about specific uniforms you have already discussed. It means simply that at this moment they are wearing them.

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  • 02br 02br 00The police are wearing uniforms.
  • Don't use "the" unless you want to talk about specific uniforms you have already discussed.
  • It means simply that at this moment they are wearing them.
  • If you say "The police are putting on their uniforms" it means that are putting them on.
  • 02br 02br 00The police wear uniforms.
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0Police take a plural verb.02br
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