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Belgarion262 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
To add "being" or not to a sentence.
Hello all,
I was writing an email today and found myself at a loss which sentence was technically correct, or if both were. I ended up sending the email with the first version since it needed to be sent, and the recipient wouldn't care/notice.
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"These are more extra’s to be added on rather than being integral to the solution."
V2
"These are more extra’s to be added on rather than integral to the solution."
My question is should I use the word "being" in the sentence, given that I've used the word "be" earlier?
Does it make no difference or does it just change the meaning of the sentence slightly?
Many Thanks
I was writing an email today and found myself at a loss which sentence was technically correct, or if both were. I ended up sending the email with the first version since it needed to be sent, and the recipient wouldn't care/notice.
V1
"These are more extra’s to be added on rather than being integral to the solution."
V2
"These are more extra’s to be added on rather than integral to the solution."
My question is should I use the word "being" in the sentence, given that I've used the word "be" earlier?
Does it make no difference or does it just change the meaning of the sentence slightly?
Many Thanks
Top answer
", which does not work.
- ", which does not work.
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belgarion262"These are more extras to be added on rather than being integral to the solution."The other one seems to say "rather than (to be) integral ...", which does not work.
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Thank you for the swift reply.
I admit I missed the error with regards to the word "extra". I can only claim the excuse of speedy typing in the email, and then using the copy paste tool for the sentence.
I admit I missed the error with regards to the word "extra". I can only claim the excuse of speedy typing in the email, and then using the copy paste tool for the sentence.
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belgarion262with regard to the wordSorry, but that's what we do here. "Regards" is for "give my regards to ...."
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I should probably quit whilst I am ahead (or rather, only in a two foot hole).
Would saying "in regards to" rather then "with regards to" have worked, or is it the "s" (or lack of it) that makes the difference?
Would saying "in regards to" rather then "with regards to" have worked, or is it the "s" (or lack of it) that makes the difference?
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There doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the "in" and "with" forms. The "s" makes the difference. The plural is pretty much exclusively used in polite formulas like "best regards" and "give my regards to". There are rare uses of the noun that can call for the plural, but this is not one of them.
By the way, it's "two-foot hole".
By the way, it's "two-foot hole".
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I find myself determined to write a sentence that is grammatically correct since I have not yet managed to.
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Some would put a comma after "correct", but it's a moot point, so you're free to go.
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