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richardlang
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 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: Held or Holding?? |
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"As soon as they threw a cigarette butt down on the ground, Toby would jump on it and stamp on it, with stiff front paws held together, until the cigarette end was totally destroyed."
I think it can't be holding. Can someone fully explain this to me? I feel we could all benefit from a good answer to my question.  |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Toby is right. Smoking stunts your growth and leads to a quickened and uncomfortable death.
Held.
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: Held or Holding?? |
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| richardlang wrote: |
"As soon as they threw a cigarette butt down on the ground, Toby would jump on it and stamp on it, with stiff front paws held together, until the cigarette end was totally destroyed."
I think it can't be holding. Can someone fully explain this to me? I feel we could all benefit from a good answer to my question. |
The sentence is in the past tense (not sure which one though) so here held is better.
You could edit it to use holding, like this....
As soon as they threw a cigarette butt down on the ground, Toby would jump on it and stamp on it, while holding his stiff paws together, until the cigarette end was totally destroyed."
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citizen erased
Joined: 06 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| either is fine because even though the sentence is past tense, that clause is present tense. held and holding are both fine. but it does need to be edited like it is above |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| citizen erased wrote: |
| either is fine because even though the sentence is past tense, that clause is present tense. held and holding are both fine. but it does need to be edited like it is above |
Which past tense is it?
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some waygug-in
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Past tense using "would + verb" = used to do something regularly. |
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mnhnhyouh
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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But is it Past Progressive, Past Continous, Past Perfect or Simple Past?
Are there more than these?
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nobbyken
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Past perfect. |
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