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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Being.going
Being told about that now, she's happy.
Going to finish studying tomorrow, she's happy.
Are they correct?
Going to finish studying tomorrow, she's happy.
Are they correct?
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Being told about that, now she's happy. (They told her something. ) Going to finish studying tomorrow, she's happy.
- Being told about that, now she's happy.
- (They told her something.
- ) Going to finish studying tomorrow, she's happy.
- (Unnatural.
- A native speaker would say: She's going to be finished studying tomorrow.
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Being told about that, now she's happy. (They told her something. Now she's happy.)
Going to finish studying tomorrow, she's happy. (Unnatural. A native speaker would say: She's going to be finished studying tomorrow. That makes her happy.)
Going to finish studying tomorrow, she's happy. (Unnatural. A native speaker would say: She's going to be finished studying tomorrow. That makes her happy.)
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AnonymousGoing to finish studying tomorrowNo. The periphrastic future "going to" is not used in participle clauses.
"being about to" is probably the closest you can get to that idea, if you really feel you need such a construction.
Being about to complete her studies tomorrow, she is very happy.
CJ
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