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Tanner92 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
BEING at the beginning of sentences
Being stopped by the police I had to finish the call.
To me this suggests that I finished the call while I was being stopped by the police.
Stopped by the police I had to finish the call.
To me this suggests that I finished the call after I had already been stopped by the police.
My question is whether "being" at the beginning emphasizes continuous aspect. I have been told that in these kind of sentences "being" can (and often should be) omitted however I wonder how I would have to construct the sentence without "being if I didn´t want to have there that continuous aspect of being?
On the other hand how would I have to construct the sentence if I wanted to emphasize the continuous aspect? This is the reason why I don´t understand why many peope consider "being" optional - even in this case. I´d say here it is not optional - with the continuous aspect - see my first sentence.
Thank you very much!
Tanner92
To me this suggests that I finished the call while I was being stopped by the police.
Stopped by the police I had to finish the call.
To me this suggests that I finished the call after I had already been stopped by the police.
My question is whether "being" at the beginning emphasizes continuous aspect. I have been told that in these kind of sentences "being" can (and often should be) omitted however I wonder how I would have to construct the sentence without "being if I didn´t want to have there that continuous aspect of being?
On the other hand how would I have to construct the sentence if I wanted to emphasize the continuous aspect? This is the reason why I don´t understand why many peope consider "being" optional - even in this case. I´d say here it is not optional - with the continuous aspect - see my first sentence.
Thank you very much!
Tanner92
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Your sentence examples are not natural. Here are natural versions. While the police were stopping me, I had to finish the call.
- Your sentence examples are not natural.
- Here are natural versions.
- While the police were stopping me, I had to finish the call.
- After/because the police stopped me, I had to finish the call.
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Your sentence examples are not natural.
Here are natural versions.
While the police were stopping me, I had to finish the call.
After/because the police stopped me, I had to finish the call.
Here are natural versions.
While the police were stopping me, I had to finish the call.
After/because the police stopped me, I had to finish the call.
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Well, ok, thank you.
But the point I was making was the https://www.google.cz/search?biw=1920&bih=979&q=unnecessarity&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ8oaiu_bOAhVB2BQKHZ69DQoQvwUIGCgA of "Being" at the end of a sentence.
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But the point I was making was the https://www.google.cz/search?biw=1920&bih=979&q=unnecessarity&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ8oaiu_bOAhVB2BQKHZ69DQoQvwUIGCgA of "Being" at the end of a sentence.
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Tanner92But the point I was making was the unnecessarity of "Being" at the end of a sentence.You mean "the beginning of a sentence" surely, don't you?
Tanner92(Being) Given the money, she left. Here "being" is just optional.OK. Here "be" is an auxiliary verb. (she was giv
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