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- 14-Jul-2011, 10:57 #1
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"Being " hello,
I have some problem to understand this subject... please help me..
i am writing here some examples about that ,
1) being paid monthly , i find annual bills hard to pay
2) i love being given flowers
i dont understand meaning "being" in this sentences ..Please help me.
- 15-Jul-2011, 05:13 #2
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: "Being " Is there anybody to help me?
Originally Posted by teanar 
- 15-Jul-2011, 06:02 #3
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Teacher Re: "Being " The 'being' of #1 is a participle, and the phrase here means 'Because I am paid monthly,...'. That of #2 is a gerund, and the sentence means 'I like it when I am given flowers (by someone)'. Originally Posted by teanar
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