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Hachi8 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

belonging to

Often said that "belong to" shouldn't be modified to "belonging to" because "belong" is a state verb, but doubt that it's completely true. Isn't this right to say "He is belonging to our society though he is a person from a very different society." instead of saying a thing like "He is trying to belong to us, and he will become one of us."??
  

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"?? Not really. "He is belonging to our society" just sounds like a non-native error for "He belongs to our society".

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  • Not really.
  • "He is belonging to our society" just sounds like a non-native error for "He belongs to our society".
  • However, "belonging to" is not always wrong.
  • For example, it can be used in adjectival phrases, as in "toys belonging to the children", for example.
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hachi8Isn't this right to say "He is belonging to our society though he is a person from a very different society." instead of saying a thing like "He is trying to belong to us, and he will become one of us."??
Not really. "He is belonging to our society" just sounds like a non-native error for "He belongs to our society".

However, "belonging to" is n
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