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Use of being as helping verb
"It being raining, we took our umbrella. " Is this sentence correct, and is being used as helping verb here.
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You can use 'being' in an adverbial participle clause. You cannot really use it like you have though. ' 'It being raining' doesn't sound right to my ear.
- You can use 'being' in an adverbial participle clause.
- You cannot really use it like you have though.
- ' 'It being raining' doesn't sound right to my ear.
- You could use 'As it was raining,' instead as this would sound much more natural.
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You can use 'being' in an adverbial participle clause. You cannot really use it like you have though.
Correct: 'It being wet, ...'
'It being raining' doesn't sound right to my ear. You could use 'As it was raining,' instead as this would sound much more natural.
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