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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Being- Please Help!
Can someone tell me how 'being' is used in this sentence: I couldn't sleep despite being tired.
Can you also tell me why we would formulate the sentence this way instead of: I couldn't sleep despite I was tired.
Thank you for your help!
Can you also tell me why we would formulate the sentence this way instead of: I couldn't sleep despite I was tired.
Thank you for your help!
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'Despite' is a preposition, which takes a noun, not a clause, as its complement. 'Being' is a gerund (a verb-like noun).
- 'Despite' is a preposition, which takes a noun, not a clause, as its complement.
- 'Being' is a gerund (a verb-like noun).
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'Despite' is a preposition, which takes a noun, not a clause, as its complement. 'Being' is a gerund (a verb-like noun).
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A clause is possible only with the cumbersome "... despite the fact that I was tired".
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