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Axxie Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
being vs. having been
Could someone please explain the difference between these two sentences?
1. Her mother, having been such an attentive person, spotted this at once.
2. Her mother, being such an attentive person, spotted this at once.
1. Her mother, having been such an attentive person, spotted this at once.
2. Her mother, being such an attentive person, spotted this at once.
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1. This is in the past. Perhaps if "this" were to happen now, her mother is no longer able to be so attentive.
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- This is in the past.
- Perhaps if "this" were to happen now, her mother is no longer able to be so attentive.
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- This is a recent situation.
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1. This is in the past. Perhaps if "this" were to happen now, her mother is no longer able to be so attentive.
2. This is a recent situation.
2. This is a recent situation.
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1 is not natural, IMO, because one requires simultaneity here, not precedence.
See GG's interpretations.
See GG's interpretations.
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Ok, thanks for your replies; however, I still need more clarification.
Is the first sentence correct then? Correct grammatically, syntactically, logically?
To me, number 1 does not sound natural, either. It would make more sense to me if it said "Her mother, having been such an attentive person all her life, spotted this at once", but I'm not s
Is the first sentence correct then? Correct grammatically, syntactically, logically?
To me, number 1 does not sound natural, either. It would make more sense to me if it said "Her mother, having been such an attentive person all her life, spotted this at once", but I'm not s
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Perhaps something like this:
When she was 15, Annette suffered her first bout of depression. Her mother, having been such an attentive person, noticed at once, and helped Annette get the help she needed. Unfortunately, when Annette faced the black dog again, her mother was no longer a constant presence in her life, and so Annette went untreated for months.
When she was 15, Annette suffered her first bout of depression. Her mother, having been such an attentive person, noticed at once, and helped Annette get the help she needed. Unfortunately, when Annette faced the black dog again, her mother was no longer a constant presence in her life, and so Annette went untreated for months.
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let me explain it in simple n perfect way
1.Her mother, having been such an attentive person, spotted this at once
2.Her mother, being such an attentive person, spotted this at once
2ND OPTION IS MORE CORRECT ONE since her mather continues to be attentive individual.
since we also use being in the case where we discribe a quality of an individual
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1.Her mother, having been such an attentive person, spotted this at once
2.Her mother, being such an attentive person, spotted this at once
2ND OPTION IS MORE CORRECT ONE since her mather continues to be attentive individual.
since we also use being in the case where we discribe a quality of an individual
whe
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