Here is how my logic processed these 3 sentences. While these sentences look grammatically correct, I think using them in the present progressive form in conjunction with a gerund structure seem a bit awkward in this context from a scenario

Would anyone agree that it makes it more clear to say "They are lying down on the grass" to paint a picture of reclining on the grass looking up to the starry sky, perhaps ? Hi, Goodman. I suspect the answer is, "No." I'll

In the sentence "he is being recommended for the award " the answer is present progressive passive of recomend. Why do we state passive and progressive, what is the reasoning for that? Your example sentence isn’t grammatically wrong,