Being submitted
The research is currently being submitted for publication.
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Is "being" necessary here to form passive?
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The research is currently being submitted for publication . Yes: generally (though not always) passive clauses require some form of the verb "be". Here, the gerund-participle form "being" + the past participle "submitted" combine to form the underlined passive clause.
- The research is currently being submitted for publication .
- Yes: generally (though not always) passive clauses require some form of the verb "be".
- Here, the gerund-participle form "being" + the past participle "submitted" combine to form the underlined passive clause.
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The research is currently being submitted for publication.
Yes: generally (though not always) passive clauses require some form of the verb "be".
Here, the gerund-participle form "being" + the past participle "submitted" combine to form the
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