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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which one is correct?
Hello.
Can you tell me please which one is correct and why?
It is time we turn on the central heating.It gets/ It`s getting colder every day.
I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy.But what do you do/ are you doing in the afternoon?
Normally/ previously we get in touch with customers by post.
And I have another problem,I don`t know the difference in meaning in these two sentences:
Jack is noisy.
Jack`s being noisy.
Thank you!
Can you tell me please which one is correct and why?
It is time we turn on the central heating.It gets/ It`s getting colder every day.
I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy.But what do you do/ are you doing in the afternoon?
Normally/ previously we get in touch with customers by post.
And I have another problem,I don`t know the difference in meaning in these two sentences:
Jack is noisy.
Jack`s being noisy.
Thank you!
Top answer
Hi -It's getting colder. -What do you do in the afternoon? -Normally As for the difference between these sentences, Jack is noisy means that he's a typically noisy person.
- Hi -It's getting colder.
- -What do you do in the afternoon?
- -Normally As for the difference between these sentences, Jack is noisy means that he's a typically noisy person.
- However Jack is being noisy means that he is not normally noisy, but this time he is turning out to be a noisy person.
- And the second one also has a sense of dissatisfaction or a sense of complain.
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Hi
-It's getting colder.
-What do you do in the afternoon?
-Normally
As for the difference between these sentences, Jack is noisy means that he's a typically noisy person. However Jack is being noisy means that he is not normally noisy, but this time he is turning out to be a noisy person. And the second one also has a sense of dissatisfaction or a sense of complain.
-It's getting colder.
-What do you do in the afternoon?
-Normally
As for the difference between these sentences, Jack is noisy means that he's a typically noisy person. However Jack is being noisy means that he is not normally noisy, but this time he is turning out to be a noisy person. And the second one also has a sense of dissatisfaction or a sense of complain.
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Thank you very much.
What do you do in the afternoon?/ What are you doing in the afternoon?
First sentence means what do you usually do in the afternoon and the second what are you doing now,or in this afternoon?Am I right??
Thank you.
What do you do in the afternoon?/ What are you doing in the afternoon?
First sentence means what do you usually do in the afternoon and the second what are you doing now,or in this afternoon?Am I right??
Thank you.
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