Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
catching fire
Can I say,
(a)The building is catching fire now.
(b) The building is fire.
(c) The building is burning with fire.
(d) The building is getting fire now.
(e) The building had a fire.
(a)The building is catching fire now.
(b) The building is fire.
(c) The building is burning with fire.
(d) The building is getting fire now.
(e) The building had a fire.
Top answer
(a)The building is catching fire now. - OK (b) The building is fire. -- The building is on fire.
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(a)The building is catching fire now. - OK
(b) The building is fire. -- The building is on fire.
(c) The building is burning with fire. --- The building is burning. (if it's burning there must be a fire!)
(d) The building is getting fire now. --- Not OK - I'm not sure what you want to say here.
(e) The building h
(b) The building is fire. -- The building is on fire.
(c) The building is burning with fire. --- The building is burning. (if it's burning there must be a fire!)
(d) The building is getting fire now. --- Not OK - I'm not sure what you want to say here.
(e) The building h
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