teaching the controversy
teaching the controversy is the present participle and gerund of teach the controversy.
Meaning of teach the controversy
Verb
teach the controversy (third-person singular simple present teaches the controversy, present participle teaching the controversy, simple past and past participle taught the controversy)
- To teach that life forms may have been created (almost) in their current form by a sentient being in a manner consistent with Christian dogmata, rather than as a result of ordinary evolution, and that the theory of evolution is controversial.
- Recent developments in some of the states suggest that all public high school biology teachers may soon have to prepare themselves - whether they like it or not - to teach the controversy.2008, Patrick H. Clancy, Teaching the Controversy: A How-to Guide for Public (Government) School Biology, Xulon Press, →ISBN
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- What is teaching the controversy the present participle and gerund of?
- Teaching the controversy is the present participle and gerund of teach the controversy.
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