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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Use of being
"The group combines financial solidity and a sustainable growth strategy with the ambition of being the relationship-focused bank."
Why & how "being" is used in this sentence?
Why & how "being" is used in this sentence?
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It is a gerund, object of the preposition 'of''.
- It is a gerund, object of the preposition 'of''.
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AnonymousWhy & how "being" is used in this sentence?This is just an everyday case of a gerund-participial clause (being the relationship-focused bank) functioning as complement of a preposition. I stress that it’s the entire expression that is the complement, not just the verb being.
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