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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Being vs Getting

Does "being" in the following sentence mean "getting"?
? An example of "best-case" is the outcome of an eye surgery being perfect vision.
  

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Recall that an outcome is a result . If the outcome of an eye surgery is (from 'being') perfect vision, that's a "best case". If the outcome of an eye surgery gets (from 'getting') perfect vision, that's a "best case".

  • Recall that an outcome is a result .
  • If the outcome of an eye surgery is (from 'being') perfect vision, that's a "best case".
  • If the outcome of an eye surgery gets (from 'getting') perfect vision, that's a "best case".
  • It's the person who undergoes the surgery who gets perfect vision.
  • It's not the result of the surgery that gets perfect vision.
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Recall that an outcome is a result.

If the outcome of an eye surgery is (from 'being') perfect vision, that's a "best case".

If the outcome of an eye surgery gets (from 'getting') perfect vision, that's a "best case".

It's the person who undergoes the surgery who gets perfect vision. It's not the result of the surgery that gets perfe

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