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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Being involved, continue to be
We believe that being involved in cutting edge research helps us to provide better care to our patients and we continue to be one of the largest providers of research opportunities to patients in the country
I read the above in our hospital magazine.
What is the grammatical function of "being" and "to be" here? How do we know when to use them?
Thanks
I read the above in our hospital magazine.
What is the grammatical function of "being" and "to be" here? How do we know when to use them?
Thanks
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" "To be" is an infinitive following "continue," which typically has infinitives after it. There are quite a few verbs that take the infinitive after them. Some take the present participle after them, and some can take both.
- " "To be" is an infinitive following "continue," which typically has infinitives after it.
- There are quite a few verbs that take the infinitive after them.
- Some take the present participle after them, and some can take both.
- He continued to sing.
- He continued singing.
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"Being" is a gerund functioning as the subject of the verb "helps." "To be" is an infinitive following "continue," which typically has infinitives after it. There are quite a few verbs that take the infinitive after them. Some take the present participle after them, and some can take both.
He continued to sing.
He continued singing.
He started to sing.
He started singing.
He continued to sing.
He continued singing.
He started to sing.
He started singing.
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