Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is pretty and singing

Can I say,

She is pretty and singing sweetly.
  

Top answer

A careful writer does not set the 2 verb forms parallel. The first is a linking verb and the second is a present progressive verb. She is pretty and she is singing sweetly.

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A careful writer does not set the 2 verb forms parallel. The first is a linking verb and the second is a present progressive verb.

She is pretty and she is singing sweetly.