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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Being talked about

Someone or something must also be present in the sentence — the who or what you’re talking about in relation to the action or state of being expressed by the verb. The someone or something doing the action or being talked about is the subject.

http://www.dummies.com/education/language-arts/grammar/how-to-find-the-subject-of-a-sentence/

Please explain to me the use of "being" in "being talked about"? What parts of speech
Does it belong to and what does it modify or describe here?
Thanks
  

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Jigneshbharati something doing the action or being talked about is the subject. The someone (or something) (who/which is) doing the action [ someone does the action ] or (who/which is) being talked about [ someone is talked about ] _____ 'who is' (or 'which is') is omitted, so these are reduced relative clauses. _____________________________ Many of the cases of 'being' that you have asked about are related to the passive voice of a continuous tense.

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati something doing the action or being talked about is the subject.
  • The someone (or something) (who/which is) doing the action [ someone does the action ] or (who/which is) being talked about [ someone is talked about ] _____ 'who is' (or 'which is') is omitted, so these are reduced relative clauses.
  • _____________________________ Many of the cases of 'being' that you have asked about are related to the passive voice of a continuous tense.
  • I am talking about you [active] , so you are being talked about by me [passive] .
  • Lucy is relying on Tom [active] , so Tom is being relied on by Lucy [passive] .
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Jigneshbharatisomething doing the action or being talked about is the subject.
The someone (or something)
(who/which is) doing the action [ someone does the action ]
or
(who/which is) being talked about [ someone is talked about ]
_____
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CalifJim Jigneshbharatisomething doing the action or being talked about is the subject.The someone (or something)(who/which is) doing the action [ someone does the action ]or(who/which is) being talked about [ someone is talked about ]_____'who is' (or 'which is') is omitted, so these are reduced relative clauses._____________________________Many of the cases of 'being' t
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AnonymousI believe not all the sentences in active can be made into passive. Especially, the verbs with prepositions.
Correct.

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousI believe not all the sentences in active can be made into passive. Especially, the verbs with prepositions.Correct.CJ
So, memorizing is the only to know what can be made into passive? Or?
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AnonymousSo, memorizing is the only to know what can be made into passive?
There are some clues.

1. Imperatives generally cannot be made passive.
2. A sentence that has no object cannot be made passive.

But prepositional verbs in the passive (to be relied on, to be objected to) and similar constructions (to be slept in) may
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