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tmulcahey
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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.
Cotinuous without "to be"?
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.