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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Being

Being his usual energetic self, Ranveer shook a leg at the promotional event and also met up with his fans.I read this interview on Rediff.com.What part of speech does " being" belong to? And what does it modify in the sentence? I read about reduced adverbial but this phrase does not fall into that.
  

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Anonymous What part of speech does " being" belong to? And what does it modify in the sentence? It's a verb in its present participle form.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous What part of speech does " being" belong to?
  • And what does it modify in the sentence?
  • It's a verb in its present participle form.
  • It modifies "Ranveer".
  • CJ
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AnonymousWhat part of speech does " being" belong to? And what does it modify in the sentence?
It's a verb in its present participle form. It modifies "Ranveer".

CJ
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Is it a gerund acting as an adjective modifying Ranveer or an adverb modifying shook the verb?
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Anonymous Is it a gerund acting as an adjective modifying Ranveer or an adverb modifying shook the verb?
It's definitely not a gerund. I'd call it a participle clause (a non-finite construction) whose implicit subject is Ranveer, so it's not really adjectival or adverbial. It's more like a second predicate. (Ranveer was his usual energetic self.
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