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Why news headlines in present simple tense even if the real-time event in the prograssive mode? During demonetization in India, I saw on the television that 'people are waiting in a queue for money'. But in that real-time event, the news headline appeared on television as 'People wait in a queue'. It should be 'people waiting in a queue' – why is it in the present simple tense? Why are the news headlines in the present simple tense even if the real-time occurrence is in the present progressive mode? I am confused. please explain.Sorry it would be *progressive in the title
2018年5月25日
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Need to think vs need to be thinking 1. You need to think. 2. You need to be thinking. What is the difference in meaning between the two sentences above? In which situations should I use the two sentences above?
2017年1月19日
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Please Review My Examples And Let Me Clear My Doubts? 1.a. My mom can smell something burning.(stative or by accident)- "transitive" "stative, i.e. involuntarily" 1.b. My mom is smelling the fragrance of a rose. (active or on purpose) "transitive" "dynamic, i.e. voluntarily" 2. This flower smells good.(stative or have a specific odor) "intransitive" "Involuntary" never used in "progressive tense". 3. This flower smells like a rose.(stative or have a specific odor) "intransitive" "Involuntary" never used in "progressive tense". 4. My mom is smelling like a dog.( progressive is not possible when "smell" is an intransitive verb) instead, 5. My mom is sniffing like a dog. ("intransitive" "on purpose", "voluntary") is possible. Again, 6. He is sniffing his socks to see if they need washing. ("transitive" "on purpose" "voluntary") is also possible. Please review my examples and let me know whether I am correct or not.
2017年1月15日
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I can see her <run><running> slowly. 1. I can see her run slowly. 2. I can see her running slowly. What is the meaningful difference between the two sentences above?
2017年1月10日
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"remind" stative or dynamic verb When I was watching a movie "Dark night", I noticed a sentence saying "now you remind me of my father". This is the context. My questions are as follows: 1. Is the verb "remind" in the sentence above used as a stative verb or a dynamic verb? 2. Does the sentence express the state or an event?
2017年1月7日
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Feel or feeling 1. Do you feel the heat now? 2. are you feeling the heat now? 1. What is the meaningful difference between the two sentences? 2. Which sentence is used always for expressing heat? 3. which one is the stative verb or used statively between the two verbs "feel" and "feeling"?
2017年1月5日
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"Who sings it" habitual present tense or present tense of immediacy "I like this song. Who sings it" Here "signs" refers to habitual present tense or present tense of immediacy? Suppose, I was listening to a song. I asked this question "who sings it" as soon as the song had stopped playing. Even I don't know the singer dead or alive.So in this case "who sings it" express habitual present or present tense of immediacy? Get me clear pls.Source: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/stative-verbs
2016年12月26日
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State or event 1. I see you standing in front of me. 2. I hear what you are saying. 3. Now I understand why she left me. A. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the state"? a) Then I go to the next door and (I) see that my brother stands smiling. b) I hear that you have retired. c) Then, my brother comes to me and explains everything, after hearing my brother, I understand the matter. B. Do "see", "hear" and "understand" verbs in the three sentences above express "the event" and do these verb above carry the sense of immediacy? Please get me clear. ​
2016年12月25日
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"Get" or "Grasp" stative or dynamic verb In "Merriam-Webster" dictionary, the meaning of "understand" is as follows: "to get the meaning of something / to grasp the meaning of something." Now my questions are below: I don't understand your instructions. 1. Is it grammatically correct if I rewrite the sentences with present simple, using "get" and "grasp" verbs instead of "understand"? 2. Do these sentences above express the same meaning? 3. I know "understand" is a stative verb but is "get"/"grasp" a stative or a dynamic verb here?
2016年12月25日
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Gone vs going I am giving two sentences below.Please get me clear. I am confused. 1. Mrs. Jones went to the New York. 2. Mr. Smith took up her position. This is the context. If I join the two sentences above into two sentences using the participle, then which sentence is meaningful or does both of them carry the same meaning? Sentences with participle are as follows: a) (With) Mrs. Jones going to New york, Mr. Smith took up her position. b) (With) Mrs. Jones gone to New york, Mr. Smith took up her position. source:Participles (Partizipien)
2016年12月24日
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