Being well-informed
Approximately one in five clinical negligence claims made against a doctor are in relation to medication errors. Adverse events and inappropriate prescribing are estimated to cost more than £750 million per year, highlighting the importance of doctors being well-informed on the relevant medical law and ethics.
What is the grammatical function of "being" in "being well-informed..."?
Is "highlighting...ethics" an adverbial phrase or an adverbial clause(non-finite one)?
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Jigneshbharati the importance of [doctors subject being linking verb well-informed on the relevant medical law and ethics] Gerund clause. ~ The important fact that [doctors subject are linking verb well-informed on the relevant medical law and ethics]. The form of linking verb be is different depending on whether it's governed by 'of' ( being ) or by 'that' ( are ).
- Jigneshbharati the importance of [doctors subject being linking verb well-informed on the relevant medical law and ethics] Gerund clause.
- ~ The important fact that [doctors subject are linking verb well-informed on the relevant medical law and ethics].
- The form of linking verb be is different depending on whether it's governed by 'of' ( being ) or by 'that' ( are ).
- ethics" an adverbial phrase or an adverbial clause(non-finite one)?
- It might be called either one or something different.
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Jigneshbharatithe importance of [doctorssubject beinglinking verb well-informed on the relevant medical law and ethics] Gerund clause.
~ The important fact that [doctorssubject arelinking verb well-informed on the relevant medical law and ethics].
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