find and correct the error

MR SOLIMAN · Jan 24, 2010

I fell ill while I was being on holiday .
Please give a reason to justify your viewpoint .
yours,
Mr soliman

new2grammar · Jan 24, 2010

MR SOLIMAN said:
I fell ill while I was being on holiday .
Please give a reason to justify your viewpoint .
yours,
Mr soliman

Not a teacher..

I fell ill while I was on holiday

was - past tense
being - present tense

So dnt confuse two tenses :-D

euncu · Jan 24, 2010

MR SOLIMAN said:
I [STRIKE]fell[/STRIKE]felt ill while I was [STRIKE]being[/STRIKE] on holiday .

"when" sounds better to me than "while". But it is not clear whether you were
feeling ill during the whole holiday or not.

I'd say I was feeling ill.

euncu · Jan 24, 2010

Re: confirmation

Please, do not start a new thread for a question for which you have already started a thread before. Be patient, wait 'till your question is answered. If nobody answers then politely ask again on that same thread.

Raymott · Jan 25, 2010

new2grammar said:
Not a teacher..

I fell ill while I was on holiday

was - past tense
being - present tense - No this is simply a participle.

So dnt confuse two tenses :-D
ditto

I was being - past progressive tense. Not present.

MR SOLIMAN · Jan 25, 2010

Raymott said:
I was being - past progressive tense. Not present.

Dear Raymott,
Uptill now you haven't told me whether or not you think the whole setence is correct. pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help me! MR SOLIMAN

Raymott · Jan 25, 2010

MR SOLIMAN said:
Dear Raymott,
Uptill now you haven't told me whether or not you think the whole setence is correct. pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help me! MR SOLIMAN

No, you can't say "I was being on holiday".
You say "I fell ill while I was on holiday".
new2 was wrong about the grammar, but right about the usage.

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