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22 nov 2018
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Alemão
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Castelhano (Espanha)
Pergunta sobre Inglês (RU)
"They are only being fed meat and bone meal."
Do I need the "being"?
"They are only being fed meat and bone meal."
Do I need the "being"?
Do I need the "being"?
context:
There, cows are crammed into miserably crowded stables and no, they do not get to eat grass, their natural food source: They are only being fed meat and bone meal, a cheap substitute feed made out of other tormented creatures.
There, cows are crammed into miserably crowded stables and no, they do not get to eat grass, their natural food source: They are only being fed meat and bone meal, a cheap substitute feed made out of other tormented creatures.
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- Inglês (RU)
You don't need it. It sounds better without it.
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Not sure if this is grammatically correct but using being makes me think that it may be temporary as in later what they are fed may change. If you dont use being then it seems more like a statement of what happens everyday
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