Hello, The sky is showing signs of being good after the dark clouds had disappeared. What is the synonym or meaning of the underlined word “being” in bold, please? I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you so much. Best wishes.

Hello, The comma is wrong. Good catch ! What is the synonym of the word “catch”, please? I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you so much. Best wishes.

Hello CalifJim and Avangi, I greatly appreciate your clear explanations that have widened my understanding of “being”. However, I would like to know from Avangi’s explanation whether other nouns can always follow “the advantages of” as well. For

Hello, Please bear in mind the advantages of being near a good water source. Sentence A. What is the synonym of the underlined word “being” in bold in the sentence, please? Sentence B. Can we leave out the underlined word “being” in bold and

I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to say. Perhaps: I booked four tickets this morning to avoid a long queue next Monday when I was suppose d to book them. CB Hello Cool Breeze and others, Cool Breeze is right. I' m trying to

Hello, Sentence A. I booked four tickets this morning to avoid long queue next Monday that I suppose to book. Sentence B. I booked four tickets this morning to avoid long queue next Monday, a day that I suppose to book. Could you please

Hello Huevos, I regret to tell you that I should follow the subject-inversion in “Guide to Grammar and Writing” which allows the underlined part as a predicate instead of a subject suggested by you:

Hello, Jack wasn't present at the meeting yesterday because he had gone overseas. Since then, he hasn't returned . I too have question with the use of “since” in this context for some reason. I am trying to see the context better by

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hello Huevos and others, Please note the date and the festival are examples. I greatly appreciate Huevos’ response: From

Hello, Yesterday dawn until the daybreak this morning (Thursday, October 16, 2008) was a festival day. Could you please tell me whether I can use the underlined phrase or part of it as a subject? I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.