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(Dave is calling his friend now.)
(3) a. ??$LF~,~V--IL~&ATTYLC~W,I:.
(I watched TV while drinking beer.)

b. ??&%bi33777.f~3 -4 B&eTb\b,
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(Taro is eating ice cream while walking.)
4. The auxiliary verb iru cannot precede tsutsu, as in (4).

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(Even though she does (lit. is doing) that much work every
day, she doesn't complain a bit.)

I. The auxiliary verb iru also expresses an action in progress. However, iru
cannot be used with punctual verbs and movement verbs to express an
action in progress, as in [I]. In this case, tsutsu is used, as in [2].
[I] a. $&~&F&L\TL\Q,
(The (stage) curtain is up (lit. open). / *The (stage) curtain
is opening.)
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b. %~bih53BOBlbc!M~7~\~~
(The refugees are back in their own country. /*The
refugees are returning to their own country.)
[2] a. %&~%$&ild77i+,b0
(The (stage) curtain is going up.)
b. %El2 $%~D~CZ!Jfl~177i+,Q0
(The refugees are returning to their country.)
(+inr2 (DBJG: 155-57))