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ttuffl
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I need some help.
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Hi teachers. The textbook says They encourage other people to work well... They are motivating.My question is if you really say (1) I am motivating or (2) I am a motivating manger in everyday conversations? I found a thread about motivating and motivational but it doesn �t explain enough. Help me.
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2 Jul 2014
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MoodyMoody
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This illustrates one of the grammatical issues of English: the use of the present participle (-ing form) with the verb "to be" can either express the present continuous/progressive tense, or a predicate adjective.
Am I confusing you? With a direct object, confusing is used in the present continuous verb tense.
It �s a confusing situation. Confusing is obviously an adjective in this context.
It �s so confusing! I would say this is a predicate adjective, because "it" is not actively being confusing; confusing describes the condition.
Going back to your example, I would say that "motivating" here is used as a predicate adjective. Motivate is a transitive verb, which means that it requires a direct object. There �s no direct object, so it isn �t a present continuous.
Yet another example of crazy English! |
2 Jul 2014
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ttuffl
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Thank you Moody,
Every language may have its crazy parts I guess.
I consider it the beauty of language or English will
drive me to crazy.
Happy Summer ^___^
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3 Jul 2014
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cunliffe
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To add to MM�s excellent answer, no, you wouldn �t say, �I am motivating �, or �I am a motivating manager � in everyday conversation. You would say something like �I can motivate people �.
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3 Jul 2014
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ttuffl
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Thank you Always!!
Google shows a lot of usages of �motivate � and �motivational �
but the book I teach says �they are motivating � so I needed
Some help. ^__^ |
3 Jul 2014
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