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Outrageous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

to be + ing = being ?

I am bored to tears being rush.
I am bored to tears to be rushing.
I am bored to tears being rushed.

Are they correct? What are their differences?
Please help.
  

Top answer

Only the third one seems to be grammatical. What do you mean by 'rushed'? 'Hurried'?

  • Only the third one seems to be grammatical.
  • What do you mean by 'rushed'?
  • 'Hurried'?
  • Not the kind of thing that is boring.
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Only the third one seems to be grammatical. What do you mean by 'rushed'? 'Hurried'? Not the kind of thing that is boring.
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I rush into school.
Then I rush to buy food.
I rush into subway.
I rush to another place........
So I am boring of my lifestyle.

I am bored to tears being rushed.
"being rushed" is a verb? Or the rushed is an adjective?
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outrageousI am bored to tears being rushed."being rushed" is a verb? Or the rushed is an adjective?
'Being rushed, I am bored to tears'.-- It seems to be an absolute clause/phrase complementing the whole main clause.
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Then do they have the same meaning?
"Being rushed, I am bored to tears." and " I am bored to tears being rushed."

The other eg.
The baby is pampered for four hours being fed and cuddled.
Being fed and cuddled, the baby is pampered for four hours.
Are they have the same meaning?

I wondered what is the role of being fed and cuddled? verb? or ?
How do you
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Then do they have the same meaning? "Being rushed, I am bored to tears." and " I am bored to tears being rushed."-- Yes. I was just illustrating that the phrase was not attached to a particular part of the sentence.

The baby is pampered for four hours, being fed and cuddled. Being fed and cuddled, the baby is pampered for four hours.
Do they have the same meaning?
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Mister MicawberDo they have the same meaning?-- Yes
Thank you for corrections.
Thank again for answering.
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I think you mean that you are sick to death of being rushed.
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iam bored to tears being rushed
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I am bored to tears being rushed.

No. I think this is what you are trying to say:

I am tired of being rushed all the time.

being = gerund
being rushed all the time = gerund phrase / clause
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I am sick to death of being rushed.
Thanks, enoon.
Can I write "I am sick to death of rushing." ?
AlpheccaStarsI am tired of being rushed all the time.being = gerundbeing rushed all the time = gerund phrase / clause
Thank you,
I have a question on what is the role of rushed, how am I going to decide which to use

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