Definitions and Examples of Progressive Time, Digressive Time, and Suspense

Definitions and Examples of Progressive Time, Digressive Time, and Suspense

October 25, 2011

Definitions:

Progressive Time: “to be” is a helping verb and combines with ING to show an action that is happening, at this moment, right now.

Digressive Time: a use of speech that changes the subject intentionally. The speaker introduces a story that seems to be unrelated, and then they will return to the subject, and later reveal how the story illustrates the speaker's point.

Suspense: The state or quality of being undecided, uncertain, or doubtful.

Examples:

PT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yNGo4TjSOg&feature=player_embedded

DT: Spanglish. Is about a girl who is trying to get into a college, to do so she has to right a story. This story is the movie Spanglish.

S: CSI MIAMI is full of suspense. Any kind of mystery/murder type of show most of the time is full of suspense.