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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Being recognised
The following message I saw on my NHS payslip.
At the end of the financial year we recognise there have been many challenges but we have also seen great achievements, not least being rated good by CQC.
At the end of the financial year we recognise there have been many challenges but we have also seen great achievements, not least being rated good by CQC.
What is the grammatical form and function of "being" and "have been"?
How do I do we know whether "being" is the part of passive construction or a different parts of speech?
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Ask yourself this: what forms do the perfect and passive normally take?
- Ask yourself this: what forms do the perfect and passive normally take?
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Ask yourself this: what forms do the perfect and passive normally take?
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Jigneshbharatithere have been many challenges
This is the verb be in the present perfect tense.
Jigneshbharatigreat achievements, not least being rated good by CQC
Being rated "good" by CQC is not the least of these achievements.
The being clause is not a participle clause that mod
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