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Heralding Heretic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Being

Greetings and salutations,

I have a question concerning the use of being. I think the following sentence is more or less correct, but could I omit 'being' from it, or would that make it grammatically incorrect?

From then on, each day had the sensation of being an unexpected extra.

Thanks.
  

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Heralding Heretic could I omit 'being' from it, or would that make it grammatically incorrect? I think you could get away with it.

— Mister Micawber

  • Heralding Heretic could I omit 'being' from it, or would that make it grammatically incorrect?
  • I think you could get away with it.
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Heralding Heretic could I omit 'being' from it, or would that make it grammatically incorrect?
I think you could get away with it.
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Thank you for replying, but is it barely condonable or rather preferable?
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I think it's much better with the being.
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OK, thank you. I will leave it in.
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Heralding Hereticeach day had the sensation
It's understandable, but days don't have sensations.

CJ
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CalifJimIt's understandable, but days don't have sensations.CJ
My thought exactly.
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Mmmh, See your point. Would it be better to say:

From the on, each day gave me the sensation of being an unexpected extra.
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I have been thinking about it for a while, isn't it condonable if you take it more figuratively? Like when someone says:

We decided to do some grocery shopping, so the day did not feel like a total waste.

Or is there a difference in these two examples?
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Heralding HereticFrom then on, each day gave me the sensation of being an unexpected extra.
Better, but now it sounds like you felt like you were the unexpected extra.

CJ
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Heralding HereticWe decided to do some grocery shopping, so the day did not feel like a total waste.
That's easier to interpret. ... so the day did not feel (to us) like a total waste (to us).

CJ
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