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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The subject names the person, place, or thing (that is)/(which is)...

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01font00The subject names the person, place, or thing 01b01i00being talked02i02b00 about.02font02br
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00I think 01i00being02i00 is used as verb and 01i00talked02i00 as an adjective in the above sentence. But if it were up to me then I would write that sentence as follows:02br
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01font00The subject names the person, place, or thing 01b01i00(that is)/(which is)02i02b00 being talked about.02font02br
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12font 12br 10I think 11i 10being12i 10 is used as verb and 11i 10talked12i 10 as an adjective in the above sentence. But if it were up to me then I would write that sentence as follows:12br 12br 11font 10The subject names the person, place, or thing 11b 11i 11b 11font 10(that is)12font 12b 10/(which is)12i 12b 10 11b 11font 10being talked about12font 12b 10. 12font 12br 12br 12blockquote 10that = subject of the clause02br 00is being talked (about) = present continuous of 'talk (about)' in the passive voice02br 00Compare "is being talked about" with "is being discussed".

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  • 12font 12br 10I think 11i 10being12i 10 is used as verb and 11i 10talked12i 10 as an adjective in the above sentence.
  • But if it were up to me then I would write that sentence as follows:12br 12br 11font 10The subject names the person, place, or thing 11b 11i 11b 11font 10(that is)12font 12b 10/(which is)12i 12b 10 11b 11font 10being talked about12font 12b 10.
  • 12font 12br 12br 12blockquote 10that = subject of the clause02br 00is being talked (about) = present continuous of 'talk (about)' in the passive voice02br 00Compare "is being talked about" with "is being discussed".
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11font10The subject names the person, place, or thing 11b11i10being talked12i12b10 about.12font12br
10I think 11i10being12i10 is used as verb and 11i10talked12i10 as an adjective in
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