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Hasib Posted 3 years ago
Grammar

Went on being

Could anyone please explain the part in bold here? If I remove the word "being" from this sentence will it be grammatically correct? If not, please explain.

? As the relationship went on being about a couple of weeks, in one evening I asked her something that I never thought I would.
  

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Hasib Could anyone please explain the part in bold here? If I remove the word "being" from this sentence will it be grammatically correct? If not, please explain.

  • Hasib Could anyone please explain the part in bold here?
  • If I remove the word "being" from this sentence will it be grammatically correct?
  • If not, please explain.
  • It is not correct, and "being" is only one of the problems.
  • 1.
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Hasib Could anyone please explain the part in bold here? If I remove the word "being" from this sentence will it be grammatically correct? If not, please explain.

It is not correct, and "being" is only one of the problems.

1. "Being" is ungrammatical there. "Went" covers existence.

2. "As" implies a continuous action, but asking her something is

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