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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

It being

I am reading a medication safety alert:
It became clear that none of the patients had been talking Oramorph for some time, despite it being on the repeat list.
I understand the meaning of the sentences
Why do we need "being" and what does it do in the given context? If I remove "it" , it still makes sense to me. Is "being" because "despite" seems like a preposition here?
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Jigneshbharati Is "being" because "despite" seems like a preposition here? Almost. despite can take two kinds of complements.

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati Is "being" because "despite" seems like a preposition here?
  • Almost.
  • despite can take two kinds of complements.
  • despite the fact that it is on the repeat list despite its being on the repeat list Finite form: it is Non-finite form: its being (gerund) Compare: I am / my being you are / your being we have / our having they find / their finding Now you can transform these into gerund form if you want to try.
  • despite the fact that I am sick despite the fact that they are slow despite the fact that the manager is very smart CJ
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JigneshbharatiIs "being" because "despite" seems like a preposition here?
Almost.

despite can take two kinds of complements.

despite the fact that it is on the repeat list
despite its being on the repeat list

Finite form: it is
Non-finite form: its being (gerund)

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CalifJimNow you can transform these into gerund form if you want to try.despite the fact that I am sickdespite the fact that they are slowdespite the fact that the manager is very smart
It's my try on it:

despite my being sick;
despite their being slow;
despite manager's being very smart.

Is it OK?
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Thanks CJ. is "it" required before "being" because sentence makes spence with just "despite being on the repeat list"? Can "being on the repeats list" be an object of preposition "despite"? Thank you for your time and help CJ.
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The Mariners were 49-33 at Safeco Field in 2007 despite being outscored 406-386. (open, save, copy), I just saw this on graze.it. Is the use of "despite being" similar to my example- despite(preposition) and being (gerund noun)?
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AnonymousIt's my try on it:despite my being sick;despite their being slow;despite manager's being very smart.Is it OK?
They are, in very formal language. In common, informal situations many people would generally say: despite me being sick; despite them being slow; despite the manager being very smart.
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Jigneshbharatiis "it" required before "being"
Yes. Without a subject, the subject of the gerund clause defaults to the subject of the main clause, so "patients" is the implied subject if you don't say "it" to refer to the medication.

With 'it' or 'its':
It became clear that none of the patients had been talking Oramorph for some tim
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Jigneshbharati The Mariners were 49-33 at Safeco Field in 2007 despite being outscored 406-386. (open, save, copy), I just saw this on graze.it. Is the use of "despite being" similar to my example- despite(preposition) and being (gerund noun)?
Again, when the gerund clause has no explicit subject, it defaults to the subject of the main clause.

The
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Anonymous CalifJimNow you can transform these into gerund form if you want to try.despite the fact that I am sickdespite the fact that they are slowdespite the fact that the manager is very smartIt's my try on it:despite my being sick;despite their being slow;despite manager's being very smart.Is it OK?
They are correct, but please note well that you have now
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Thanks CJ for your wonderful explanation. I really appreciate your time and ability to explain the grammar in an easy-to-follow examples.
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Jigneshbharatipatients had been talking Oramorph for some time
Is Oramorph a medicine? If so, shouldn't be there "taking" instead of "talking"?
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