Is demanding /is intending

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

This exercise is from Longman Advanced Learner's Grammar. Do you think it is possible to use the continuous in 7 and 11. The book suggets using present simple.

 

[Yankee]

#7 Possibly/#11 No.

 

[Rachel Adams]

#7 Possibly/#11 No.

Why is it impossible in 11?

 

[Yankee]

Why is it impossible in 11?

I think because it describes an event from a novel in which the present simple would be more logical for referring to the event, similar to the previous sentence using "puts".

 

[Tarheel]

Can you increase the font size?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Can you increase the font size?

No, sorry.

 

[jutfrank]

I'd also use the present continuous in #11.

I interpret that the demand is ongoing.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I'd also use the present continuous in #11.

I interpret that the demand is ongoing.

Just like # 8 # 9 suffering and recovering are both ongoing actions. Right? So it should be ''is sufefring'' and ''is recovering?''

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, #8 should definitely be is recovering. I'd choose is suffering for #9, too.