I can not understand the why "BEING " IS USED here?
The last time being when she received a nasty bite to the arm.
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Hasibul Alam The last time being when she received a nasty bite to the arm. This is not a complete sentence. It should have been attached to the previous sentence after a comma.
- Hasibul Alam The last time being when she received a nasty bite to the arm.
- This is not a complete sentence.
- It should have been attached to the previous sentence after a comma.
- Nevertheless, being has the meaning of was in this clause.
- More generally, being is related to is, are, was, and were, so its meaning can often be deduced by substituting one of these words.
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Hasibul AlamThe last time being when she received a nasty bite to the arm.
This is not a complete sentence. It should have been attached to the previous sentence after a comma.
Nevertheless, being has the meaning of was in this clause.
More generally, being is related to
0That is a fragment — part of a longer sentence.
What came before it?
For example I've been to A&E twice, the first time being when I broke my arm.
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