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Gu-Hoon Kwon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which "being" can be left out

(A) Being wounded, he went to hospital.
(B) Being wounded in the war, he can't walk anymore.
(C) Being sick, I can't go to school.
(D) Being sick of John, I don't want to meet him

Which "being" can be left out? Is there any rule to leave out "being"?
  

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Gu-Hoon Kwon Which "being" can be left out? I suppose theoretically all can be left out. Nevertheless, A and B are the two more likely candidates for leaving out "being".

— CalifJim

  • Gu-Hoon Kwon Which "being" can be left out?
  • I suppose theoretically all can be left out.
  • Nevertheless, A and B are the two more likely candidates for leaving out "being".
  • Without "being" C is not good stylistically.
  • We don't normally put just a plain adjective ( sick ) and a comma before a main clause.
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Gu-Hoon KwonWhich "being" can be left out?
I suppose theoretically all can be left out. Nevertheless, A and B are the two more likely candidates for leaving out "being". Without "being" C is not good stylistically. We don't normally put just a plain adjective (sick) and a comma before a main clause. Without "being" D is not so good either.

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I have a question on answer from Califjim. According what you said; not putting just a plain adjective and a comma before a main clause, being in the (B), if it is left out, sounds not good. I wonder why being in the (B) makes sense.
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GimhyeonminI wonder why being in the (B) makes sense.
being wounded in the war ~ because he was wounded in the war

CJ
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Sorry. I mean (A). Would you tell me again?
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GimhyeonminSorry. I mean (A). Would you tell me again?
"wounded" isn't a plain adjective. Plain adjectives inflect (happy, happier, happiest).
"wounded" is the past participle of the verb "to wound". It can't take inflections (woundeder, woundedest).

CJ
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