How being ~ grammar question
Dear all,
I came across the below sentence, when I googling.
"How being a father has changed over the years."
From here, Could you please let me know how to saperate this sentnece as grammar?
Especially, I want to know more about "How being a father" grammar.
I think thus is a question sentnece but How does it make as a question sentence?
Top answer
The sentence is not a question. If it were, the word order would be: How has being a father changed over the years? The sentence is correct English, though.
- The sentence is not a question.
- If it were, the word order would be: How has being a father changed over the years?
- The sentence is correct English, though.
- It is suitable as the title of an essay, for example.
- In the essay the writer explains how being a father has changed.
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The sentence is not a question. If it were, the word order would be: How has being a father changed over the years? The sentence is correct English, though. It is suitable as the title of an essay, for example. In the essay the writer explains how being a father has changed.
Being is a gerund and acts as the subject of the sentence. Similar examples:
Bein
0How being a father has changed over the years.
Two possibilities:
[1] An exclamative clause which is subject of the sentence. The exclamative use suggests some major change over the years to the role of being a father. "How" functions as an adjunct in clause structure. Note that in this reading, an exclamation point is required instead of a full stop.
[2] A slig
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