a. He is a guitar-playing youngster trying to impress girls.
Could this be used if the meaning is that he is playing the guitar right now?
Could it be used if he isn't playing the guitar right now, but plays the guitar?
b. He is a drinking man.
Could this be used if he is drinking right now, but is not a habitual drinker?
c. I walked into the bar. There was a man sleeping at a table and two men drinking alone at the counter. I talked to a drinking man.
Does this work? The idea is that I talked to one of the men who were drinking.
d. I saw him sitting there in the park across from my cousin, staring at the board. He was a chess-playing five-year-old kid.
Does this mean he was a five-year-old kid who was playing chess at that time or a five-year-old kid who played chess?
Many thanks.
Could this be used if the meaning is that he is playing the guitar right now?
Could it be used if he isn't playing the guitar right now, but plays the guitar?
b. He is a drinking man.
Could this be used if he is drinking right now, but is not a habitual drinker?
c. I walked into the bar. There was a man sleeping at a table and two men drinking alone at the counter. I talked to a drinking man.
Does this work? The idea is that I talked to one of the men who were drinking.
d. I saw him sitting there in the park across from my cousin, staring at the board. He was a chess-playing five-year-old kid.
Does this mean he was a five-year-old kid who was playing chess at that time or a five-year-old kid who played chess?
Many thanks.
