Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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tmulcahey

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May 26, 2021

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Cotinuous without "to be"?

  • May 26, 2021, 8:28pm

I think the present participles are just modifying the noun, like in the sentence, "All I could hear was Jennifer speaking and a dog barking." It omits the article before dog like you'd see in a headline or, as mentioned, stage directions.