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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

To be and as being

Why is 'to be' and 'as being' used to mean the same even in the present tense?

For example:

We know that to be true.

We know that as being true.
  

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"We know that to be true" is correct. There may be a way to argue that "We know that as being true" could be correct English, but it is a strain. For these purposes we can consider it incorrect.

— GPY

  • "We know that to be true" is correct.
  • There may be a way to argue that "We know that as being true" could be correct English, but it is a strain.
  • For these purposes we can consider it incorrect.
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"We know that to be true" is correct.

There may be a way to argue that "We know that as being true" could be correct English, but it is a strain. For these purposes we can consider it incorrect.
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What about this sentence:

Having been to see John, he denies Jane's stealing as being the reason for their poor relationship.

Having been to see John, he denies Jane's stealing to be the reason for their poor relationship.
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AnonymousHaving been to see John, he denies Jane's stealing as being the reason for their poor relationship.Having been to see John, he denies Jane's stealing to be the reason for their poor relationship.
I don't like either of these. You can say " ... he denies that Jane's stealing is the reason for their poor relationship". However, another potential problem
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Right ok.

Can you give me an example of a sentence which uses 'to be' and 'as being'?

Thanks.
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AnonymousRight ok.Can you give me an example of a sentence which uses 'to be' and 'as being'?Thanks.
Do you mean a sentence in which "to be" and "as being" can be interchanged?
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Yes please, and a sentence in which they cannot be interchanged too.
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The phrase "to be" can occur in a wide variety of contexts, and in the great majority of these it cannot be replaced by "as being". Exceptions that come to mind are following certain verbs such as "see" or "imagine" or "define". For example, "The inch was defined to be / as being the length of three barleycorns" or "I imagine it to be / as being enjoyable". In some of these cases the word "being"
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