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Grammar

"as" and "being"

2 questions and 2 answers for each


1. He is as a teacher compared to He is like a teacher.
a. are they grammatically correct and what's the difference?
b. how do i analyze this sentence?

2. Being a singer, she always gets called to do gigs.
a. in terms of "being" what is it's tense or grammatical name for its status?
b. how do i analyze this sentence?

3. To succeed, it is being clever that counts.
a. what grammatical name should we call "being"
b. how do i analyze this sentence
  

Top answer

"he is as a teacher" is not correct; you should say "he works as a teacher", meaning his job is teaching "he is like a teacher" means "he behaves in the same way as a teacher does, but he is not a teacher" 2. " Hope it helps!

— Pieanne

  • "he is as a teacher" is not correct; you should say "he works as a teacher", meaning his job is teaching "he is like a teacher" means "he behaves in the same way as a teacher does, but he is not a teacher" 2.
  • " Hope it helps!
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1."he is as a teacher" is not correct; you should say "he works as a teacher", meaning his job is teaching
"he is like a teacher" means "he behaves in the same way as a teacher does, but he is not a teacher"

2. "being a singer..." means "as she is a singer, because she is a singer..."

Hope it helps!
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