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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Being remanded
Jed Foster leaves court in handcuffs after being remanded in court yesterday.
I read the above in Metro.
I understand that we need a noun as an object of a preposition but why do we need "being"?
I read the above in Metro.
I understand that we need a noun as an object of a preposition but why do we need "being"?
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Jigneshbharati I understand that we need a noun as an object of a preposition. Not always. The participle phrase beginning 'being' is a shorter way of saying '...
- Jigneshbharati I understand that we need a noun as an object of a preposition.
- Not always.
- The participle phrase beginning 'being' is a shorter way of saying '...
- '
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JigneshbharatiI understand that we need a noun as an object of a preposition.
Not always.
The participle phrase beginning 'being' is a shorter way of saying '... after he had been remanded ...'
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