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1Likes- 25-Oct-2011, 03:21 #1
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how to use being Hi,
Please note how the word “being” used in the following sentence
1. It is being processed. – I know why word “being” used in this sentences
2. There being no conflict between P1 EAI and EAI code changes – I am not sure why word “being” used in this sentences. Should it be “There is being no conflicts?”
Please tell me what grammar says for the second one.
- 25-Oct-2011, 05:14 #2
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Teacher Re: how to use being No.
Originally Posted by english_learn 
If you provided more context. you would see that a main clause follows your clause, as in: There being no conflict between P1 EAI and EAI code changes, it does not matter which is used.
There being = As there is/are. Being is used as a present participle, not part of a progressive form.
- 25-Oct-2011, 07:52 #3
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Teacher Re: how to use being It is being processed. – I know why the word “being” is used in this sentence.
There being no conflict between P1 EAI and EAI code changes – I am not sure why the word “being” is used in this sentence.
Fivejedjon has correctly explained that "There being" = "As there is/are."
Being is used as a present participle, not part of a progressive form.
It may be clearer for you to replace "as" with "because" (because there is/ because there are).
John
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