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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Grammer

i am here writing a sentence 'Wednesday and Friday being holidays'. Can any one please why 'being' is used here and explain similar usages of 'being' please..Thanks
  

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" This one is a complete sentence. "Wednesday and Friday being holidays" uses the present participle to add this information parenthetically. It's not part of the main idea.

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  • " This one is a complete sentence.
  • "Wednesday and Friday being holidays" uses the present participle to add this information parenthetically.
  • It's not part of the main idea.
  • ) I didn't want to take Sandra to the school dance, she being my sister.
  • You can replace "she being my sister" with " since/because she is my sister," and the meanings will be identical.
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"Being" is a non-finite form of "is/are." "Wednesday and Friday are holidays." This one is a complete sentence.

"Wednesday and Friday being holidays" uses the present participle to add this information parenthetically. It's not part of the main idea. (You haven't given us the main clause of your sentence.)

I didn't want to take Sandra to the school dan
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Also grammar is spelled grammar not grammer.
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