Being a muscle problem
Next we tried a muscle relaxer, cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril). Again, this had little effect on the area in my neck / back / shoulders. This pointed somewhat to it not being a muscle problem.
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Please explain to me the use of "being" in "being a muscle problem".
If we remove it, would the sentence still be grammatical and make sense?
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Jigneshbharati This pointed somewhat to it not being a muscle problem. ~ This pointed somewhat to the fact that it was not a muscle problem. "it not being a muscle problem" is a gerund clause.
- Jigneshbharati This pointed somewhat to it not being a muscle problem.
- ~ This pointed somewhat to the fact that it was not a muscle problem.
- "it not being a muscle problem" is a gerund clause.
- Jigneshbharati If we remove it, would the sentence still be grammatical and make sense?
- No.
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JigneshbharatiThis pointed somewhat to it not being a muscle problem.
~ This pointed somewhat to the fact that it was not a muscle problem.
"it not being a muscle problem" is a gerund clause.
JigneshbharatiIf we remove it, would the sentence still be grammatical and make sense?
No. 'being' is the gerund. Yo
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