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- Play or playing – which one is correct and why?
Both "play" and "playing" is correct here People often see him (who is) playing basketball on the playground at the weekend People often see him (who) play basketball on the playground at the weekend So essentially both carry the same meaning
- Is it idiomatic to say I just played or I was just playing in . . .
I was playing hockey You could use it as a way to say "No" when invited to play a game or a match or something similar For example: Want to play a game of chess? I just played Give me an hour to recharge my brain If you say, "I was just playing" it means that you were just kidding around about whatever the topic of the conversation is For
- meaning - What difference is between playing with someone and playing . . .
Played myself in scrabble I won! What is the difference between playing with someone and playing someone? What if someone is replaced with the speaker themselves? Is the sentence in the quote cor
- He used to play football but he doesnt play anymore OR but he isnt . . .
He isn't playing football anymore Also in US English, any more (two words) is used as a determiner to refer to quantities There aren't any more cheesburgers In UK English, anymore is typically considered incorrect, and any more is the correct spelling for both parts of speech
- What is the difference between to play or to be playing
I need to be playing in Europe I need to play in Europe Which sentence is more correct or is there any difference at all?
- play or playing? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Cook (2000) defined language play as playing with words and meanings, playing in language and creating fictional words, and playing with pragmatics, which entails enjoyment with language
- Do we say the children are playing on in the field?
I think that "on the field" and "in the field" are often used rather interchangeably in such contexts, with limited regard for what kind of field it is If it is actually a totally undeveloped meadow, "on the field" seems less likely, but in informal speech might still be used
- Explain why Who is she playing the piano? is incorrect
You're presenting the participial phrase as a parenthetical, and probably supplemental, modifier The question is how to explain why it fails as a direct modifier It fails because personal pronouns, especially in the subjective case, don't typically work that way Things like "tall she" and "she playing the piano" aren't coherent phrases
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