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Sdasd tont Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Am I right about this analysis ?
Here is a sentence:
His lifetime being misunderstood by his family has been followed by an even longer literary afterlife being misunderstood by the world.
(1) Is this "being misunderstood " construction is a participle construction in grammar ? Or is there a particular terminology to describe this kind of construction?
(2) I thought incorrectly "being" in this sentence can be emitted because if I delete "being", "His lifetime misunderstood" is then equal to "His lifetime which is misunderstood" . But in this case, "His lifetime being misunderstood" is in fact equal to "His lifetime when he was misunderstood". Am I right about analysis above?
Thanks!
His lifetime being misunderstood by his family has been followed by an even longer literary afterlife being misunderstood by the world.
(1) Is this "being misunderstood " construction is a participle construction in grammar ? Or is there a particular terminology to describe this kind of construction?
(2) I thought incorrectly "being" in this sentence can be emitted because if I delete "being", "His lifetime misunderstood" is then equal to "His lifetime which is misunderstood" . But in this case, "His lifetime being misunderstood" is in fact equal to "His lifetime when he was misunderstood". Am I right about analysis above?
Thanks!
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sdasd tont "being misunderstood " construction is a participle construction in grammar ? It is a non-finite (reduced) clause. There is the verbal aspect of duration, but not of tense.
- sdasd tont "being misunderstood " construction is a participle construction in grammar ?
- It is a non-finite (reduced) clause.
- There is the verbal aspect of duration, but not of tense.
- It is a passive voice construction.
- sdasd tont (2) I thought incorrectly "being" in this sentence can be o mitted because if I delete "being", "His lifetime misunderstood" is then equal to "His lifetime which is misunderstood" .
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sdasd tont"being misunderstood " construction is a participle construction in grammar ?It is a non-finite (reduced) clause.
There is the verbal aspect of duration, but not of tense.
It is a passive voice construction.
sdasd tont(2) I thought incorrectly "being" in this sentence can be
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