Which of the items in this group is different from the others and in what way? Polly was...
A) Polly was interesting; b) Polly was smiling; c) Polly was smoking; d) Polly was reading
My Answer: (a) is the odd one out because interesting is a participle adjective. All items are in the past continuous tense but the other examples use gerunds.
Could you please advise if this is correct and a good explanation? I am working on the pre-interview tasks for my CELTA application.
Many Thanks.
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paint walk 470 My Answer: (a) is the odd one out because interesting is a participle adjective. I agree. paint walk 470 All items are in the past continuous tense but the other examples use gerunds.
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paint walk 470My Answer: (a) is the odd one out because interesting is a participle adjective.
I agree.
paint walk 470All items are in the past continuous tense but the other examples use gerunds.
These statements aren't correct.
0paint walk 470All items are in the past continuous tense
Not A). 'interesting', as you say, is an adjective, not a verb. Therefore A) is not in the past continuous tense. Only the other three are.
paint walk 470All items are in the past continuous tense but the other examples use gerunds.
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