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1) I saw Turkey was being killed at nine o'clock. 2) I saw Turkey being killed at nine o'clock. 3) I saw Turkey was killed at nine o'clock. Well, Turkey is my friend's name. Please denote what context can #1 and #3 be in? I would like to know what kind of tense or form of English is "being...

Hi,1. Attentively, he looks at each picture in the huge photo album to search for a familiar face that he can vaguely remember. 2. Attentively, he looks at each picture in the huge photo album searching for a familiar face that he can vaguely remember. You wrote, “I wouldn't disagree with...

Hi, 2. Soften the verb by using gerund to stretch longing emotion.I learned the second rule a long time ago. Now, I cannot find a note of the example. However, I remember the instruction telling us that when we use search for / wait for / look for / etc... in a dependent clause, we should...

1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your giving …’. ‘Giving’ is a gerund acting as a noun. What precedes a...

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentence below correct in terms of grammar (verbs, nouns and so on that are italic)? Adjective They say that Simon is the strongest man in the fitness club. He is the strongest man on earth That is the strongest building in the city Neither Joan nor Jamie...

My two cents worth... Be very specific with the context and how to use the expression "to burn a book". Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. The reader may see books being burned! Although it may mean you are studying very hard. You can burn a few hours by reading...

For gerunds and participles, see Post:437399. Present continuous and present progressive are two names for the same thing: the tense made by combining a form of to be followed by an -ing form of the verb, e.g., are going, were doing, have been seeing, etc. CJ

Hi,I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective.Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun.Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. - Present...

Lin1978 wrote:Thank you, Master Yankee. Your answer is quite clear. But I still have one small question. Last time my teacher told me that, "if I have two different subjects in a main clause and in a conditional, and I want to use the participle phrase, I have to keep both two subjects or change...

SHALL AND WILL IT is unfortunate that the idiomatic use, while it comes by nature to southern Englishmen (who will find most of this section superfluous), is so complicated that those who are not to the manner born can hardly acquire it; and for them the section is in danger of being...