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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Being/because

Hi
Please help me with this.
Being a doctor he did not need to worry about getting medicines.
I think this is better said as, " Because of being a doctor he did not worry...... .
Am I correct?
  

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vsuresh Being a doctor he did not need to worry about getting medicines. This is fine. " If you wish to use the conjunction because , you would need to write this: He did not need to worry about getting medicines because he was a doctor.

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  • vsuresh Being a doctor he did not need to worry about getting medicines.
  • This is fine.
  • " If you wish to use the conjunction because , you would need to write this: He did not need to worry about getting medicines because he was a doctor.
  • g.
  • Because he was a doctor, he did not need to worry about getting medicines.
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vsureshBeing a doctor he did not need to worry about getting medicines.
This is fine. You could also say "Seeing as he was a doctor....." or "Given that he was a doctor......"

If you wish to use the conjunction because, you would need to write this:

He did not need to worry about getting medicines because he was a d
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No–the original is better.

Also 'As he was a doctor he did not need to worry. . . .'

Rover
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Thank you, Rover.
Thank you, Stephen.

Suresh
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