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Form/Function (Paul Doniger)
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Jim Dubinsky <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 08:54:54 -0500
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> Bob Yates wrote:
>         So what is the "main verb" of the following
> sentences?
>
>         Bob is playing on the computer.
>         Bob enjoys playing on the computer.
>         Bob is happy playing on the computer.
>
> Playing is the most "action" word in all three, right?
Dear Bob,
 
Why is *playing* more of an action than *enjoys*?
 
Paul E. Doniger

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