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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The introduction of companies not being able to store personal details of users
Measures such as the introduction of biometric authentication and companies not being able to store personal details of users have been able to contain fraud.
How can I understand 'companies not being able to...' in the sentence?
companies functions as a subject in meaning of being able to...'
like 'I object to the car (the car's) being painted in green'?
And,
Sentences like 'Someone or something is being able to do' are possible? If so, could you let me know any good situations and sentences?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
How can I understand 'companies not being able to...' in the sentence?
companies functions as a subject in meaning of being able to...'
like 'I object to the car (the car's) being painted in green'?
And,
Sentences like 'Someone or something is being able to do' are possible? If so, could you let me know any good situations and sentences?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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' "companies" is logically the subject of "not being able to", though the latter is not a finite verb and does not strictly have a grammatical subject. Hans51 like 'I object to the car (the car's) being painted in green'? Yes, "the car being painted green" and "companies not being able to store personal details of users" are grammatically analogous.
- ' "companies" is logically the subject of "not being able to", though the latter is not a finite verb and does not strictly have a grammatical subject.
- Hans51 like 'I object to the car (the car's) being painted in green'?
- Yes, "the car being painted green" and "companies not being able to store personal details of users" are grammatically analogous.
- " (as your subject line suggests) or not.
- Whichever the interpretation, it is not the greatest English ever written, in my opinion.
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Hans51companies functions as a subject in meaning of being able to...'"companies" is logically the subject of "not being able to", though the latter is not a finite verb and does not strictly have a grammatical subject.
Hans51like 'I object to the car (the car's) being painted in green'?Yes, "the car being painted green" a
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GPYthough the latter is not a finite verb and does not strictly have a grammatical subject.Thank you so much as usual and could you tell me what the latter refers to? Is it "be able to"?
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Hans51Thank you so much as usual and could you tell me what the latter refers to?"not being able to" is the full phrase that I quoted, but the essential verbal part is "being".
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