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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Participial construction

Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.

We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.

Right?

And we know that we can leave out 'being' or 'having been' in participial construction.

So,, It rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.Is it right? Help me plz Emotion: smile
  

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Hi, Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic. OK We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.

— Clive

  • Hi, Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
  • OK We can say...
  • It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
  • Right?
  • Yes, but this seems like a literary style of writing.
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Hi,

Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic. OK

We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.

Right? Yes, but this seems like a literary style of writing. People rarely speak this way.

And we know that we can leave out 'being' or 'having been' in participial construction.

So,, It
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