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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Exceeds

'You being at the library exceeds my level of loserness'

Despite the slang terms, is "exceeds" more appropriate than "exceed"?

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I'm not sure of the meaning of the sentence, but grammar hints me that if you use you as a subject, the verb should be exceed , whereas if you use your being as a subject, the verb should be exceeds .

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  • I'm not sure of the meaning of the sentence, but grammar hints me that if you use you as a subject, the verb should be exceed , whereas if you use your being as a subject, the verb should be exceeds .
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I'm not sure of the meaning of the sentence, but grammar hints me that if you use you as a subject, the verb should be exceed, whereas if you use your being as a subject, the verb should be exceeds.
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I see!

It's from a friend's Bebo page, so I don't agree with the subject of the sentence!!

Basically, the writer is saying that his friend being at the library makes that person more pathetic (or a loser) than the the writer.

Personally, I could spend all day in the library, which must make me a big loser!

In formal terms, should one start a sentence with 'Your
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If you play about with the sentence you get...

"You being at the library IS silly'

"You being at the library AMAZES me"

"You being at the library BOTHERS me' (I think)

If these three are correct, then it would suggest that 'exceeds' should be used.
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Yes, formal: Your being, exceeds
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Except they really shoud all be YOUR being.

The "being at the library" is the subject, not "you."
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