[General] Congratulations to

[suniljain]

Congratulations to Ram on being elected RIL president.

I understand that we use "being" when something is going on. Here Ram is already elected as president then why do we use "being"?

 

[Rover_KE]

It's a perfectly acceptable colloquial way of saying what a purist might insist should be

'Congratulations to Ram on his having been elected RIL president'.

 

[suniljain]

I want to understand why do we use "being"? Is there any rule or it is just a colloquial way of saying?

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Being elected' is passive. Ram has not elected himself but has been elected by others.

 

[suniljain]

Ram is being elected as RIL president.

Is this correct?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Ram has been elected RIL president.
'Been' cannot be used after 'on', so 'being' is used in the original sentence.

 

[suniljain]

Ram has been elected RIL president.
'Been' cannot be used after 'on', so 'being' is used in the original sentence.

Does this mean below sentence is not correct?

Ram is being elected as RIL president.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think it is incorrect if the election is already over.

 

[teechar]

Does this mean the [STRIKE]below[/STRIKE] sentence below is not correct?

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[Rover_KE]

Or 'Does this mean the [STRIKE]below[/STRIKE] following sentence is not correct?'

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

As another member implied, one needs a gerund (-ing word) after a preposition, such as "on."

I have made up some sentences.

1. Congratulations on your being accepted to Harvard University!

2. Those actors will receive Oscars for being 2015's most talented performers in an American motion picture.

3. After being on the faculty for 40 years, Mr. ___ retired with honors.

4. She was fired because many customers had accused her of being very rude.

 

[suniljain]

I think it is incorrect if the election is already over.

Based on post#4, I have constructed the following sentence-

Ram is being elected as RIL president.

Does this mean that original sentence is also not correct if the election is already over?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Having read Rover_KE's post#2, I think the original sentence is correct if the election is already over.

 

[suniljain]

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Is there any rule that we can't use "below" before sentence? or Is it just a colloquial way of saying?

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Below' is not an adjective, so don't use it before 'sentence'.

 

[suniljain]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

As another member implied, one needs a gerund (-ing word) after a preposition, such as "on."

I have made up some sentences.

1. Congratulations on your being accepted to Harvard University!

2. Those actors will receive Oscars for being 2015's most talented performers in an American motion picture.

3. After being on the faculty for 40 years, Mr. ___ retired with honors.

4. She was fired because many customers had accused her of being very rude.

It was mentioned in Post#4 that "being elected" is passive. Can we say that we have used "being" because of above rule and not because of passive?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think we cannot say so because it would be 'electing' instead of 'being elected' if the passive was not needed.