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Hi guys, Which of the following is correct? 1. Exhibitions Accommodation Consultant or 2. Exhibition Accommodation Consultant The role of the consultant is to find hotel accommodation for people attending various exhibitions. I have seen the job title written as in 1., however, then I came across th...

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Hi everyone! :D I came across one problem and need your help as even native speakers of English couldn´t give me a satisfying answer. :( Let´s say we have the following sentence: If I had known it, I wouldn´t have let him do it. If I wanted to write this sentence without the contracted form, should ...

hi larry!
yes, that is exactly what i mean. i ve read that in this case, the simple present is marked.
rebrik

hi larry hi lolwhites
ok, i will go to him and ask him for the exact explanation, i will write it down and put it here afterwards, btw larry, what about present simple used as a historic present? do you consider it unmarked as well?
rebrik

hi larry! well, according to my professor, verbs that typically take the progressive (i.e. activity verbs/ are considered unmarked in the progressive form, as this is their usual form and when used in nonprogressive, they are marked. he is quoting professor Holiday he says. well, might be true from ...

hi larry, hi stephen! thanx for your replies. well, i am not sure about his point of view :cry: , but, if i understand it right, what you are saying is, that all progressive forms are marked, but only present simple forms are unmarked? does it mean, that present progressive, past progressive, presen...

hi larry! :) thanx a lot for your explanation, it was very helpful! and as you said, it is important to get the information from someone else as a reinforcement. now i will be more confident in expressing this opinion. and if it is wrong, i will tell my professor that even larry thinks so (just kidd...

hi everyone! :) i desperately need your help! i am going to be asked the following question on monday and i don´t know the answer. :( Which progressive forms are marked and which unmarked? i found only this information: in the opposition simple and progressive, the progressive is the marked member a...