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Simon_phlui Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
What being important
Which of the following is correct?
1. What is important is patience.
2. What being important is patience.
I feel that (2) is better but I don't know exactly why.
Can anyone help? Thanks.
1. What is important is patience.
2. What being important is patience.
I feel that (2) is better but I don't know exactly why.
Can anyone help? Thanks.
Top answer
Simon, The first one is a better expression. It'd be easier to understand when it is rephrased as follows. What is important is patience.
- Simon, The first one is a better expression.
- It'd be easier to understand when it is rephrased as follows.
- What is important is patience.
- = The thing which is important is patience.
- The meaning is almost exactly the same.
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Simon,
The first one is a better expression.
It'd be easier to understand when it is rephrased as follows.
What is important is patience.
= The thing which is important is patience.
The meaning is almost exactly the same. The only difference between the two is the respective terms used for each.
"What is important" is classified as a noun clause,
The first one is a better expression.
It'd be easier to understand when it is rephrased as follows.
What is important is patience.
= The thing which is important is patience.
The meaning is almost exactly the same. The only difference between the two is the respective terms used for each.
"What is important" is classified as a noun clause,
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Thank you very much for your clarification.
I have another question related to "being". I know that both
of the following are correct, but I don't know the difference:
1. I am silly.
2. I am being silly.
What is the word type of "being" in (2)?
Thanks.
I have another question related to "being". I know that both
of the following are correct, but I don't know the difference:
1. I am silly.
2. I am being silly.
What is the word type of "being" in (2)?
Thanks.
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Yes, both are correct. Here is the difference:
When you say "I am silly", you are stating that you are usually this way.
When you say "I am being silly", you are saying that at a certain moment or situation you are acting like a silly person, but it doesn't means that you think you ARE silly.
He is selfish - it's a statement. This is what you think about him.
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When you say "I am silly", you are stating that you are usually this way.
When you say "I am being silly", you are saying that at a certain moment or situation you are acting like a silly person, but it doesn't means that you think you ARE silly.
He is selfish - it's a statement. This is what you think about him.
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Mirapence,hello!
reading your alticles,I think that you speak english skillfully!I admire you a lot.
unfortunately,my english ability is very poor,I am from China,obviously,my Chinese is better than my english,:--)so I want to add you into my MSN contact list,I don't know whether you permit me to do so
reading your alticles,I think that you speak english skillfully!I admire you a lot.
unfortunately,my english ability is very poor,I am from China,obviously,my Chinese is better than my english,:--)so I want to add you into my MSN contact list,I don't know whether you permit me to do so
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Dear Red Rose,
Thank you, Red rose. Since I do not have any information regarding your contact list, I'm a little hesitant to make my decision at this point. Besides, I have no plan to have any further contact with people other than on this board for the time being. Nevertheless, I will keep posting here. If you have any questions, please ask me on this board. I will be happy to answer
Thank you, Red rose. Since I do not have any information regarding your contact list, I'm a little hesitant to make my decision at this point. Besides, I have no plan to have any further contact with people other than on this board for the time being. Nevertheless, I will keep posting here. If you have any questions, please ask me on this board. I will be happy to answer
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