admitting?
When we use a phrase like "it serves him right." we are, in part ,admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.

Why could the word "admit" adopt such tense ?(present continuous)
To me , "I am knowing..."is wrong.So, what's the matter here ?Are there anyone who could help me understand this?

Question

admitting?
When we use a phrase like "it serves him right." we are, in part ,admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.

Why  could the word "admit" adopt such tense ?(present continuous)
To me , "I am knowing..."is wrong.So, what's the matter here ?Are there anyone who could help me understand this?

Answer

Hi Blair
To me, 'admit' would be classed as a reporting verb similar to 'discuss', 'deny', 'state' etc - all of these verbs are action verbs and can be used in a continuous tense.  Hope this helps:-)

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