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Wowenglish Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Being

I wonder if "being" is gerund or participle.

I'm happy being single.
  

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Wowenglish I wonder if "being" is gerund or participle. I'm happy being single. Being - is a present participle that made up the phrase "being single" I am happy is the main clause.

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  • Wowenglish I wonder if "being" is gerund or participle.
  • I'm happy being single.
  • Being - is a present participle that made up the phrase "being single" I am happy is the main clause.
  • On the other hand, in the sentence below, "being" is a gerund.
  • Being single means freedom.
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WowenglishI wonder if "being" is gerund or participle.
I'm happy being single.
Being - is a present participle that made up the phrase "being single"

I am happy is the main clause.

On the other hand, in the sentence below, "being" is a gerund.

Being single means freedom.
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WowenglishI wonder if "being" is gerund or participle.
I'm happy being single.
Rewrite: Being single, I'm happy.

Being is a participle (adjective) modifying the pronoun "I."

A different sentence: Being single is a lot of fun.

Being is the subject, thus, a gerund.
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