I missed that as being a sentence ...

[NAL123]

1) Yes, I missed that (Today is my day off) as being a sentence on its own in the first post. Link here

2) "I could do [food]" is more common and more generally accepted as being polite for the meaning of, "I would like to eat [food]". Link here

3) I could see it too as being a kind of nuance of the future though. Link here

4) When the consequence refers to the past, but the condition is not expressed as being limited to the past. Link here

Can I omit the "being" from (1), (2), (3) and (4) above? Because there are sentences with "as" where "as being" is not used. For instance:

a) I consider activities such as jogging and weightlifting as unnatural.
b) The Democrats describe their rivals as the party of the rich.
c) She described Gary as shy.

Also we have "regard as", "treat as", "identify as" etc.

 

[emsr2d2]

1) Yes, I missed that (Today is my day off) as being a sentence on its own in the first post. Link here

2) "I could do [food]" is more common and more generally accepted as being polite for the meaning of, "I would like to eat [food]". Link here

3) I could see it too as being a kind of nuance of the future though. Link here

4) When the consequence refers to the past, but the condition is not expressed as being limited to the past. Link here

Can I omit the "being" from (1), (2), (3) and (4) above?

1. No.
2. Yes.
3. Hmmmm. I'm 50/50 on that one. I'm going to think about it for a bit longer!
4. No.

Because there are sentences with "as" where "as being" is not used. For instance:

a) I consider activities such as jogging and weightlifting as unnatural.

I wouldn't even use "as" in that sentence. We generally use just "to consider something + adjective". It's acceptable with "as" but with "as being" it would sound very odd.

b) The Democrats describe their rivals as the party of the rich.

Using just "as" is better than using "as being" but the latter isn't wrong.

c) She described Gary as shy.

You'll hear both "as" and "as being" from native speakers.

Also we have "regard as", "treat as", "identify as" etc.

Please start new threads for each verb. There's already too much packed into the first post of this thread.

 

[NAL123]

1. No.
2. Yes.
3. Hmmmm. I'm 50/50 on that one. I'm going to think about it for a bit longer!
4. No.

I wouldn't even use "as" in that sentence. We generally use just "to consider something + adjective". It's acceptable with "as" but with "as being" it would sound very odd.

Using just "as" is better than using "as being" but the latter isn't wrong.

You'll hear both "as" and "as being" from native speakers.

Please start new threads for each verb. There's already too much packed into the first post of this thread.

Then I think it's safer to use "as being" than to just use "as", when in confusion. Am I right?

 

[Glizdka]

Then I think it's safer to use "as being" than to just use "as", when in confusion. Am I right?

As being not a teacher, I disagree.