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Hans51 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Being walking…
Being walking along the street, I saw a man with five dogs.
-> While I was walking along the street, I saw a man with five dogs.
Is the sentence grammatically correct?
I think that ‘Being’ should be removed to be correct.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
Top answer
Definitely remove the word 'being'!
- Definitely remove the word 'being'!
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Hans51I think that ‘Being’ should be removed to be correct.
Correct. When being starts a sentence that way, you don't want another verb in the -ing form after it. You want a noun or an adjective.
Being a lawyer, Mr Smith was able to answer their questions about court procedures.
Being very perceptive, Susan
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