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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

When do we omit 'being'?

Fed up with the test system, he dropped out of school.

or

Being fed up with....

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Both are fine. Being is mostly, actually almost exclusively, used in causal clause equivalents. Another example: Being tired, he went to bed early.

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  • Both are fine.
  • Being is mostly, actually almost exclusively, used in causal clause equivalents.
  • Another example: Being tired, he went to bed early.
  • = Because he was tired, he went to bed early.
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Both are fine. Being is mostly, actually almost exclusively, used in causal clause equivalents. Another example:

Being tired, he went to bed early. = Because he was tired, he went to bed early.

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