In Verbs^x, Present continuous^x, Direct objects^x

" Have you ever had the feeling that you're being followed ?" Hi again my comment about the passive referred to "are being followed": you are following > present continuous, active you are being followed > present continuous, passive Does this help?

Angliholic wrote: Philip wrote: Angliholic wrote: 1. He enjoys listening to music, with his eyes closed . 2. He came out of the room, with his eyes shining . The above two samples share a similar pattern, but one uses "past participle" and the other "present participle" at the end of the...

User_gary wrote: Philip wrote: User_gary wrote: I am eating oranges everyday in the morning. Here `eating' is adjective (i.e. past participle) or noun (i.e. Gerund)? What you have is the present continuous tense..and it really should be "I eat oranges every day.." OK, Thank you. ...

Hello K.O. That looks good - here's a little more detail: Clause 1 We - subject were spared - passive voice , past tense the storm's fury - noun phrase, object (the storm's - possessive; fury - direct object) Clause 2 but - coordinating conjunction now - adverb are...