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Carew Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

The use of being

1. The prisoner is being released.

2. The prisoner will learn some skills after being released.

In sentence 1 , is is being released an example of the passive continuous tense?

In sentence 2, is being the main verb and released an adjective complement? if not how are these two words functioning?

Thank you.

  

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Carew In sentence 1 It is present continuous tense, passive voice. Carew In sentence 2 It is a non-finite (gerundial-participial) clause, the object (complement) of the preposition "after". Here are some other examples (active voice).

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  • Carew In sentence 1 It is present continuous tense, passive voice.
  • Carew In sentence 2 It is a non-finite (gerundial-participial) clause, the object (complement) of the preposition "after".
  • Here are some other examples (active voice).
  • After eating breakfast, we got ready for school.
  • After running a mile, she was exhausted.
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CarewIn sentence 1

It is present continuous tense, passive voice.

CarewIn sentence 2

It is a non-finite (gerundial-participial) clause, the object (complement) of the preposition "after".

Here are some other examples (active voice).

After eating breakfast, we got ready for school.
After running

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CarewThe prisoner will learn some skills after being released.

'after' is one of several subordinators which can be followed by a participle clause. The subject of the participle clause is implicitly the subject of the main clause. Therefore, 'being' in this clause is a substitute for 'he is' or 'he has been'. 'he' comes from 'the prisoner' and an

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