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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

being instead of to be

may i use being instead of to be(is/are..)?

for example

The room is not cleaned.

The room not being cleaned.

also i seen sentences like this -- you have to register being able to log in

etc..

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Top answer

' -- not correct. You may say/write, 'The room is not being cleaned'. (As in this, 'The room is not being cleaned right now.

  • ' -- not correct.
  • You may say/write, 'The room is not being cleaned'.
  • (As in this, 'The room is not being cleaned right now.
  • ') 'Y ou have to register being able to log in' -- not correct.
  • ')
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'The room not being cleaned.' -- not correct. You may say/write, 'The room is not being cleaned'. (As in this, 'The room is not being cleaned right now. It will be cleaned later.')

'You have to register being able to log in' -- not correct. You may say/write, 'You have to register to be able to log in.' (Or, 'yo
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>> 'The room not being cleaned.' -- not correct. You may say/write, 'The room is not being cleaned'. (As in this, 'The room is >>not being cleaned right now. It will be cleaned later.')

im confused here

cause i see clauses use being + past participle (w/o is/are/am in it) all the time

but you did say it is wrong...?
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Well, okay... a clause. A clause is not a sentence. I thought you were writing a sentence. Are these clauses the kind of examples you are seeing 'all the time'?:

The lawn, being mowed, was not a safe place for the children to play.

Feeling exhausted, I stayed home from school.

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A clause can be a sentence. (There's one, right there! It's a sentence composed of exactly one clause, the main clause.)
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Thanks for the correction, CJ.

Emotion: embarrassed
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2darkvet

yeah something like those

so are they correct?
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Yes, I hope they're right; they are subordinate clauses and thus cannot stand by themselves as sentences.

(Hey, can I change my name to Darkvet now,even though I know very little about healthcare for animals?)
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davket,
if i got you right those sentences have dependent clauses hence
if a sentecnes does not have dependent one it cannot use being + past participle ?
am i right?
as to ur nickname
sry its just a typo

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