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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

to be or being

0 Nitinol is one of the most extraordinary metals¡Ä¡Äthis century.02br
00(A)being discovered(B)to be discovered02br
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02br 02br 00 CJ0-

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0 B.02br
02br
00 It is not now in the process of being discovered.02br
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00 The infinitive (to be) can substitute for the corresponding perfect infinitive (to have been) in this context.02br
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00 CJ0-
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0Hi,02br
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00In some contexts, it's also a question of style. 02br
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00Hamlet's 01font00To be or not to be. .02font00 would not sound as good, to my mind, if phrased as 01font00Being or not being. . 02font02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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