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James do Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Survive being fired

Hi,

I have a sentence

"This object will survive being fired at high temperatures."

My question is about the grammar of the sentence above.

What is the word class that the phrase "being fired" used as. (noun, verb, adject or what)

Also, are there still other ways to rewrite that sentence with the same meaning?

Thank you very much.
  

Top answer

" My question is about the grammar of the sentence above. What is the word class that the phrase "being fired" used as. (noun, verb, adject or what) Also, are there still other ways to rewrite that sentence with the same meaning?

— Clive

  • " My question is about the grammar of the sentence above.
  • What is the word class that the phrase "being fired" used as.
  • (noun, verb, adject or what) Also, are there still other ways to rewrite that sentence with the same meaning?
  • It's a gerund phrase.
  • " Clive
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Hi,

I have a sentence

"This object will survive being fired at high temperatures."

My question is about the grammar of the sentence above.

What is the word class that the phrase "being fired" used as. (noun, verb, adject or what)

Also, are there still other ways to rewrite that sentence with the same meaning?

It's a gerund phrase.
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PS - "While you are firing it, this object will survive high temperatures" is less ambiguous.



Clive
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Clive
It's a gerund phrase.

You could say "When it is fired, this object will survive high temperatures."



Clive



Thank you, Clive. You were always the firt answerer for all question. Your suggestion helped me very much.

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