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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Pronouns Being

relative pronoun is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. You see them used everyday with the most common relative pronouns being: who, whom, which, whoever, whomever, whichever, and that.
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What is the grammatical form and function of "being" here?
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Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of "being" here? The following is a participle clause introduced by 'with', a word commonly used at the beginning of such clauses. As it is a participle clause, it is by definition a non-finite clause.

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  • Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of "being" here?
  • The following is a participle clause introduced by 'with', a word commonly used at the beginning of such clauses.
  • As it is a participle clause, it is by definition a non-finite clause.
  • It's debatable whether the colon after 'being' is correct below.
  • with the most common relative pronouns being : who, whom, which, whoever, whomever, whichever, and that .
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JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical form and function of "being" here?

The following is a participle clause introduced by 'with', a word commonly used at the beginning of such clauses. As it is a participle clause, it is by definition a non-finite clause. It's debatable whether the colon after 'being' is correct below.

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