23. Find the statement in which a state verb is used to emphasise that a situation is temporary or for a period of time around the present. - Flowers attract bees with their brightly-coloured petals. - Emma's with us at the moment. The children are loving having her here. - I doubt whether I'll get another chance to retake the exam. - I bought this new dress today. How does it look? 24. In which sentence the present simple and present continuous are used in live commentaries? - Maddison passes to Vardy and Jamy Vardy scores a fantastic goal. Leicester is gaining the control over the match in this half. - I was sitting in the park, reading a newspaper, when all of a sudden this dog jumps at me. - This man's playing golf when a kangaroo bounds up to him, grabs his club and hits his ball about half a mile. - She goes up to this man and looks straight into his eyes. He's not wearing his glasses, and he doesn't recognise her.
Answer (1)
For these questions, we need to identify specific uses of language in different contexts.
Finding a State Verb Used to Emphasize a Temporary Situation :
State verbs describe a condition or situation and usually do not appear in continuous tenses. However, when trying to emphasize a temporary situation, some verbs can adapt to a continuous form. Out of the given options, the sentence:
"Emma's with us at the moment. The children are loving having her here."
contains the phrase "are loving," which is a state verb (love) used in the continuous form to emphasize the temporary and special feeling of having Emma with them at that moment.
Identifying the Use of Present Simple and Present Continuous in Live Commentaries :
Live commentaries often use a mix of the present simple and present continuous to describe actions as they happen and to capture the excitement of the moment. Out of the given options, the sentence:
"Maddison passes to Vardy and Jamy Vardy scores a fantastic goal. Leicester is gaining the control over the match in this half."
includes the present simple tense in "Maddison passes" and "Jamy Vardy scores" to describe actions that are completed instantly as goals are scored, while "Leicester is gaining" uses the present continuous to set the backdrop of ongoing action, emphasizing the dynamic flow of the match.
