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"My TV keeps on stopping working?" Is that grammatically correct?

If not, what should it be?

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  • Favorite Answer

    No.

    "My TV keeps not working", "My TV works intermittently", or "My TV keeps stopping" would be better grammatically.

  • No..

    My TV only works when it wants to..

    My TV is broken and needs repair or I need a new one.

    I know not funny huh.. but be careful with any appliance that keeps shutting itself off.. to point out the obvious there is something wrong with you tv. And if its a short in the cord could cause a fire..

  • 1 decade ago

    If is not correct:

    My TV stopped working.

    My TV has stopped working.

    My TV does not work.

    My TV is not always working.

    Hope these help.

    The point is: Is it working or did it stop working?

    You want to be clear of the action of what your tv did or did not do.

    Source(s): English Tutor 10 years
  • 1 decade ago

    "My TV" is the noun phrase subject

    "keeps on" is a phrasal verb

    "stopping" is a gerund

    "working" is a gerund.

    Problem is, you can't have 2 gerunds in a row like that (it is like having 2 unrelated nouns in a row).

    It is probably enough to say, "My TV keeps on stopping".

    However, a more descriptive word than "stopping" could clarify the meaning. For a couple of examples: "My TV keeps on shutting off" or "My TV keeps on flickering off and on"

    Source(s): 12 years experience teaching English
  • 1 decade ago

    Not quite. Try one of these:

    My TV is broken.

    My TV no longer works

    My TV works only intermittently.

    My TV works intermittently.

    Intermittently, in your context, means that sometimes your TV works and sometimes it doesn't.

  • This is not grammatically correct you would say my tv has stooped working.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    "My TV constantly stops working," would be a better, and proper, sentence. Good luck.

    Source(s): Retired Pennsylvania high school teacher, 37 years.
  • eek
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    No it is not.

    My television set continues to malfunction.

  • 1 decade ago

    No.

    One way:

    My TV continuously stops working.

  • 1 decade ago

    NO! My t.v. continues to quit working. This might be better.

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