Jaleel.nt, in the first instance, we deal with a phenomenon that is conventionally known as a passive gerund ; the whole clause with being... can be substituted with a noun phrase, eg, ...this award . Therefore, we refer to being... as a nominal

Hi there, guys: Thank you for your posts, but, as GG said, this thread began a long time ago. I have a far greater understanding of grammar now, and after reading your recent answer, I totally agree. Adverbials have scope to

What I was asking is would it be possible for the construction to be correct , but yes, a whole sentence is better. It would be possible for that sequence of words to be correct. Yes. Calling that sequence "a construction" confused the

She could feel a breeze coming in through the crack in the door, so she pulled the sheet over her back, her bare skin no longer showing . to cover her back . Her bare skin was no longer showing..

Why is it correct to use a comma after the word "Pentecost"? As we have seen, the feasts of the spring months, Passover and Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost, were historically fulfilled ... Because the three capitalized

Hi. Could you please answer some questions on comma use? Sorry for not providing a full sentence for for no. 1. (I feel the part of the sentence that is given is long enough to answer my question.) 1. Why is it correct to use a comma after

"I was sitting at the table eating a honeycomb. Is eating a honeycomb a gerund (noun) or a participle (adjective)? Should it be set off with a comma after table ? If so, why? It is certainly not a noun. It is a participle. A comma is not

Hi, how are you....? Where you are now? Where you are now leaving? pls. tell me so that i can know where you are now and where you from? Because as now i really really miss you so so much do you know that? You know i dont know what is image now

Hi i have done the following: Question>>>>>TASK 4: Please look at the student errors below. First identify what is wrong with the sentence. Then write: 1. what caused the error; 2. what type of an error it is; 3. how you would

1) In your sentence, "is" is necessary. The combinations of tenses in sentences like this are somewhat fluid, but I think I would usually say: "I think (that) it is best (that) we do this tomorrow." "I thought