This native speaker did not join in, because charlie's responses were correct and accurate - as they usually are.The only thing lacking here is an opinion of a native speaker.
This native speaker did not join in, because charlie's responses were correct and accurate - as they usually are.
Oh you flatterer, you! ;-) :up::up:
2) Being asked whether he was going to come he was pulling a face.
I infer that 1) means that he was asked only once and 2) means he was asked a few times or repeatedly. Do you think in the line with me on that or not?
Well, you've changed the whole context by moving it from beginning of the sentence. It's a different structure. 1. seems to be the only correct answer. But all these sentences sound so unnatural that it's hard to judge. Barb is right about the original context. You need "Upon/on being asked ..."OK. So irrespectively whether he was asked only one time or 25 times during 30 minutes you would go with "ASKED". When would "being asked" work on its own then? 1) There were 5 men being asked the 3 questions.
2) There were 5 men asked the 3 questions.
Of course, but writing a sentence with "being asked" in it won't solve your problem, as my dialogue above shows.Raymott hi!
When I said "on its own" I meant without the word "upon" i.e. "upon being asked". But I did mean it to be used in a sentence, of course. I wasn't clear enough. Could you give a good example of "being asked" in a sentence?