It started raining vs It was starting raining

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,

It started raining but she didn’t run into the house. Right. It is grammatically correct to say “It was starting raining but she didn’t run into the house”?

Thanks in advance. Bye bye

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(°) I obviously meant “Is it grammatically correct…?”.

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“It was starting raining” does not sound like great English to me, though I expect it’s used sometimes. Use “It was starting to rain” instead.

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Hi Dozy,

Although “It was starting raining” is not “great English”, I’m glad that it’s not completely wrong. :slight_smile:

See you soon.