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McPherson Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

When he being asked...

Example: "When he being asked, he didn't know what to say."

What's the point of this construction? Why not "When he was asked...".

Same question, example 2: "After they having beeng warned on time, they went away from there." Why not "After they had been warned..."

Thanks for any help!

  

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Hello McPherson As you say, they're slightly muddled sentences. Where did you find them? MrP

— MrPedantic

  • Hello McPherson As you say, they're slightly muddled sentences.
  • Where did you find them?
  • MrP
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Hello McPherson

As you say, they're slightly muddled sentences. Where did you find them?

MrP
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Hello McPedantic,

Well, I'm practicing for the exam.. It's expected that we translate sentences from our native languge to English. Few sentences from the tests we have worked as an exarcise earlier have this unusual constuction as a solution "After he being hardly wounded...", "When the enemy being conquered...", "After she being learnt well, she never makes mistakes" etc. Does t
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MrPedantic, I've moved this topic to the General Grammar setion - it seems that more people visit that part of the site Emotion: wink I'm expecti
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Hello McPherson

It's probably best to avoid this construction. As you say, it seems to derive from the literal translation of passive participles in other languages. But it isn't really idiomatic in English. "When he was asked" and "After they had been warned" would be much better.

MrP
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