being born

[tufguy]

Hi guys,

What does "My son being born" mean, I heared sylvastor stallone say this in rocky 2.

 

[MikeNewYork]

He is referring to his son's birth. Exactly how this works in the sentence depends on the sentence as a whole.

 

[tufguy]

So could you please give me any example.

 

[bhaisahab]

So could you please give me any example.

"I watched my son being born", for example.

 

[Raymott]

"What was the most emotional experience in you life?"
"My son being born" This uses only the phrase in an acceptable spoken context.

 

[tzfujimino]

Hello.:-D
I'd like to ask a question here.

Is it possible to say "My son is being born" meaning "My wife is giving birth to him"?
(I'm sure it is a grammatical sentence in the present continuous/progressive tense.)

Thank you.

 

[Raymott]

Is it possible to say "My son is being born" meaning "My wife is giving birth to him"?

Yes.

 

[Barb_D]

But there are only a few minutes in a lifetime when "is being born" is correct. And probably you're a little busy during that time.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

True, unless you are being born again.