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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Being shot and stabbed
The MP Jo Cox urged her staff to run for their lives, saying 'let him hurt me, don't let him hurt you', as she lay dying after being shot and stabbed, a trial was told yesterday.
I read this headline in Metro UK today.
What is the grammatical function and meaning of "being" here? Is "as" a conjunction here?
I read this headline in Metro UK today.
What is the grammatical function and meaning of "being" here? Is "as" a conjunction here?
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Jigneshbharati Is "as" a conjunction here? " Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function and meaning of "being" here? being is a gerund; the verb in a non-finite clause.
- Jigneshbharati Is "as" a conjunction here?
- " Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical function and meaning of "being" here?
- being is a gerund; the verb in a non-finite clause.
- " If you convert it to a full clause, it would be: ...
- after she had been shot and stabbed,...
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Jigneshbharati Is "as" a conjunction here?Yes, it means "while."
JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical function and meaning of "being" here?being is a gerund; the verb in a non-finite clause.
The clause, being shot and stabbed, is the complement (object) of the preposition "after."
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