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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"as being safer"

Could you please say, is the following sentence correct?

"As being safer, helium replaced hydrogen as a power source for dirigibles."

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
  

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The sentence is incorrect. Being in a clause equivalent is nearly always causal and a causal conjunction (because, as, since) should not be used with being in such structures. Being safer, helium replaced hydrogen as a power source for dirigibles.

— Cool Breeze

  • The sentence is incorrect.
  • Being in a clause equivalent is nearly always causal and a causal conjunction (because, as, since) should not be used with being in such structures.
  • Being safer, helium replaced hydrogen as a power source for dirigibles.
  • CB
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The sentence is incorrect. Being in a clause equivalent is nearly always causal and a causal conjunction (because, as, since) should not be used with being in such structures.

Being safer, helium replaced hydrogen as a power source for dirigibles.

CB
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Hello Cool Breeze,

Thanks for your comments. Will it be grammatically correct to replace

"Being safer" in the sentense you provided with the phrase "As a safer

(type of) fuel":

"As a safer (type of) fuel, helium replaced hydrogen..."

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
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victor_amelkin"As a safer (type of) fuel, helium replaced hydrogen..."
There's nothing wrong with it grammatically but I'm not sure how willing native speakers are to use it.

CB
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victor_amelkinCould you please say, is the following sentence correct?

"As being safer, helium replaced hydrogen as a power source for dirigibles."

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
You need to provide a fuller context with the above sentence.
But based on what you wrote, I would say: Helium, b
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