Phase
4 Tense/Aspect + ing: A non-verb or coordinated category used when a child
produces the present progressive ‘-ing’ (sometimes called third durative
‘-ing’) to note an ongoing activity.
Utterance |
Context/Explanation |
Doggy
jumping |
Child
commenting on action of dog (Note: main verb is action) |
I
getting horse |
Child
reaching for horse (Note: main verb is locative action) |