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Is go a non-durative verb?
I thought it was non-durative, but I find this sentence,"When my Mom was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor." What's your idea?
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What does "non-durative" mean? You might be thinking about grammar too deeply. "Go" can almost always be used in continuous verb tenses.
The sentence is wrong. Firstly, mom is a "she". The sentence was written by a non-native.
As my mom was entering the kitchen, she dropped some coins.
As my mom was going into the kitchen, she dropped some coins.
It is not a good idea to use "go" in the durative sense, as it can be quite ambiguous.
As my mom was entering the kitchen, she dropped some coins.
As my mom was going into the kitchen, she dropped some coins.
It is not a good idea to use "go" in the durative sense, as it can be quite ambiguous.
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