[Grammar] being + P.P

[learning67]

Being bitten by the vicious dog was quite a misfortune for Tommy.

Is "being bitten" a gerund or participle and why ?

what is the structure for "being + p.p" ?

thanks in advance

 

[Matthew Wai]

Something was quite a misfortune for Tommy.
Something is a noun or a gerund.
So 'being bitten' is a gerund in the passive.

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[Rover_KE]

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Please note that a better title would have been Being bitten by the vicious dog.

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'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 

[MikeNewYork]

"Being bitten" is the subject of the sentence, so it must be a gerund.

 

[TheParser]

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Hello, Learning:


In my opinion:

[His] being bitten by the vicious dog (complete subject) + was (linking verb) + quite a misfortune for Tommy (subjective complement).


James

 

[Matthew Wai]

In my opinion, the complete subject can be called a passive gerund phrase.

Not a teacher.