curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-describe-places-and-events/66c4ef1cb275e86febc9fe2c.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
It should, but it's not BLANK because the live server extension might not be BLANK.
displaying
The action of showing or rendering something. This word ends in -ing.
running
Indicates the extension is active and functioning. This word ends in -ing.
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.
{
"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
}
]
}