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Makiasan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

I'm happy to be/ being an actor.

I'm happy to be/ being an actor.

Are these sentences correct?

Thank you.
  

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Makiasan Are these sentences correct? No. Here to is not a preposition, but part of full infinitive.

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  • Makiasan Are these sentences correct?
  • No.
  • Here to is not a preposition, but part of full infinitive.
  • So "to be" is correct.
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MakiasanAre these sentences correct?
No. Here to is not a preposition, but part of full infinitive. So "to be" is correct.
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MakiasanI'm happy to be/ being an actor.Are these sentences correct?Thank you.
I see your question has been interpreted as
I'm happy to [be / being] an actor.
And you were told that "to being an actor" is incorrect.
However, I think you meant
I'm happy [to be / being] an actor.
In that case, both are correct.
CJ
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I'm sorry, I should have written ;

I'm happy to be an actor.

I'm happy being an actor.
And I also should have written and this is actually what I wanted to know;
Are there any differences between these two sentences?
I'm happy to be an actor.

I'm happy being an actor.

Thank you.
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MakiasanAre there any differences between these two sentences?
The differences are not huge.
MakiasanI'm happy to be an actor.
This sounds more like someone was asked to be an actor in a local play. They said, "We can't find anyone to play the part of Mr. Joe in our play. Can you please do it?" And then he said, "I can do
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Thank you so much, CJ!

Maki
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