Being Katka Vs is not Katka
I am reading my son's book - Raider's peril.
Eleven-year-old Katka feels most at home when she is not being Katka.
Why do we need "being" in "being Katka"? What is the grammatical form and function of "most" in "most at home"?
Doesn't "when she is not Katka" also grammatically correct and make sense? What is the difference in meaning? I am sorry the word being always gives me trouble!
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Jigneshbharati Why do we need "being" in "being Katka"? "To be" is usually stative, but it can be active, as it is here. She is acting the role of Katka.
- Jigneshbharati Why do we need "being" in "being Katka"?
- "To be" is usually stative, but it can be active, as it is here.
- She is acting the role of Katka.
- Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of "most" in "most at home"?
- "At home" is an adjective meaning "secure and comfortable".
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JigneshbharatiWhy do we need "being" in "being Katka"?
"To be" is usually stative, but it can be active, as it is here. She is acting the role of Katka.
JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical form and function of "most" in "most at home"?
"At home" is an adjective meaning "secure and comfortable". "Most" is an adver
0JigneshbharatiEleven-year-old Katka feels most at home when she is not being Katka.
Eleven-year-old Katka feels most at home when she is not Katka. - This is impossible. For example, "3 is not 3" is a mathematical falsehood.
Eleven-year-old Katka feels most at home when she is not being Katka.
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