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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Sentence analysis (being)
If there’s one thing that you’ve got to experience in Ireland, it’s being out with basking sharks on a fine day." ??
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(Via BBC Northern Ireland)
What is the grammatical form and function of "being" here?
It is- dummy subject plus verb
Being-
Out -adverb
With basking sharks- prepositional phrase acting adjectivially
On a fine day- prepositional phrase acting adverbially.
Thanks
#RealHappiness
(Via BBC Northern Ireland)
What is the grammatical form and function of "being" here?
It is- dummy subject plus verb
Being-
Out -adverb
With basking sharks- prepositional phrase acting adjectivially
On a fine day- prepositional phrase acting adverbially.
Thanks
Top answer
Jigneshbharati It is- dummy subject plus verb No. 'it' is not dummy it . 'it' is a referring it .
- Jigneshbharati It is- dummy subject plus verb No.
- 'it' is not dummy it .
- 'it' is a referring it .
- It refers back to the one thing you've got to experience in Ireland.
- , an -ing form a verb that is positioned in the sentence where we might expect a noun.
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JigneshbharatiIt is- dummy subject plus verb
No. 'it' is not dummy it. 'it' is a referring it. It refers back to the one thing you've got to experience in Ireland.
JigneshbharatiBeing
This is a gerund, i.e., an -ing form a verb that is positioned in the sentence where we might expect a noun.
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