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<!-- Audio Reference: Sarah: It should, but it's not displaying because the live server extension might not be running. --> <!-- Audio Reference: Sarah: It should, but it's not displaying because the live server extension might not be running. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

It should, but it's not BLANK because the live server extension might not be BLANK.

--blanks--

displaying

--feedback--

The action of showing or rendering something. This word ends in -ing.


running

--feedback--

Indicates the extension is active and functioning. This word ends in -ing.

--explanation--

A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun. In this sentence, displaying and running are gerunds that describe ongoing actions. For example:

  • Updating the software is essential. - Here, Updating is a gerund describing an action.

In Sarah's sentence, displaying and running describe actions related to the live server extension and how it functions.

--scene--

json
{
  "setup": {
    "background": "company2-center.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Sarah",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 0,
          "z": 1.4
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_1-3.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 12.62,
      "finishTimestamp": 16.66
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Sarah",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Sarah",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 2.62,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "It should, but it's not displaying",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Sarah",
      "startTime": 2.62,
      "finishTime": 5.04,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "because the live server extension might not be running.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Sarah",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 5.54
    }
  ]
}