being dragged to is same as be dragged to?

[Polyester]

Terri was writhing and screaming and trying to beat at the front door, while from behind it came the sounds of furniture being dragged to form a barricade.

1. being dragged to is same as be dragged to?

2. being dragged to = adjective? phrase? noun?

3. Can I write "...was dragged to..."?

 

[MikeNewYork]

It is not "being dragged to" It is [being dragged] [to form]. "Being dragged" is a participial phrase acting as an adjective modifying "furniture". "Was dragged" will not work there.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Can 'being dragged' be a gerund phrase after the preposition 'of'?

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Can you provide a sentence?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think 'being required' is a gerund phrase in 'the problem of people being required to pay high taxes'. If I am right, why can't 'being dragged' be a gerund phrase in 'the sounds of furniture being dragged to form a barricade'?
The sounds could have been made by the movement of being dragged instead of the furniture itself. Am I wrong?
Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, you are wrong. In your first example, "being required" is not a gerund phrase. It immediately follows a noun. That is a clue. In the furniture sentence the ing word also immediatelly follows a noun.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Sounds were made while furniture being dragged to form a barricade.'
The ing word immediately follows a noun, but I think it should be a gerund because of the word 'while'. Am I wrong again?

Not a teacher.

 

[tedmc]

Sounds were made while furniture was being dragged to form a barricade. (independent clauses joined by a conjunction)

You need a 'was' after furniture.

not a teacher

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, you are wrong again. Ted is correct that you need "was" in that sentence. In that case "was being dragged" is a verb in the passive voice. It is not a gerund.

 

[Tarheel]

Matthew may have been wrong twice on this thread, but I think he is learning fast.
:up:

 

[MikeNewYork]

I am not worried about Matthew. This area is very difficult to grasp.