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[notletrest]

"Have you moved into the new house? -- Not yet, the rooms are being painted."Can we answer----Not yet the rooms are painting.Thank you!

[amigos4]

"Have you moved into the new house? -- Not yet, the rooms are being painted."Can we answer----Not yet the rooms are painting.Thank you!

No! The rooms are being painted by people; the rooms are not painting themselves.

"Not yet, the rooms are being painted" is the correct response.

[TheParser]

"Have you moved into the new house? -- Not yet, the rooms are being painted."Can we answer----Not yet the rooms are painting.Thank you!

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, Notletrest.

(1) I wanted to answer you because I think that I have the correct

answer: NO, you may not say, "The rooms are painting,"

BUT !!!!!

That WAS good English many years ago.

*****

Dr. George O. Curme in his scholarly A GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH

LANGUAGE explains:

(a) Between the years 1700 -1825, this kind of sentence was often

used.

(b) Today we MUST say, "The house is being built."

(c) In earlier days, these forms were "good" English:

The house is in building

The house is a-building

The house is building

(d) Dr. Curme says that starting in 1825, the form with

being + past participle won the competition.

Thank you!

[notletrest]

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, Notletrest.
(1) I wanted to answer you because I think that I have the correct
answer: NO, you may not say, "The rooms are painting,"
BUT !!!!!
That WAS good English many years ago.
*****
Dr. George O. Curme in his scholarly A GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE explains:
(a) Between the years 1700 -1825, this kind of sentence was often
used.
(b) Today we MUST say, "The house is being built."
(c) In earlier days, these forms were "good" English:
The house is in building
The house is a-building
The house is building
(d) Dr. Curme says that starting in 1825, the form with
being + past participle won the competition.
Thank you!

I agree wit you. Thanks !