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The use of BEING with either adjectives or a noun.
Adjective is a word that identifies or further defines a noun or a pronoun.
Noun is a word that function as the name of set of things or specific things like living things, places, objects, actions, ideas qualities.
Being is used severally in structuring of a grammar. it can be used as an adjectives or a gerund.
Being can also be used in present and past continuous tense
Johnson is being nice
Stella was being bad
By Gerund, i mean word with double personality i.e they acts like a noun and looks like a verb
As a Gerund, let look at the following examples
being a footballer is fun (here, is is the verb and Being is the subject)
Do you like being a lecturer (here, Being is the noun and like is the verb.
i enjoy being nice to people (here, enjoy is the verb and Being is the object).
As an Adjective, Being + Adjectives is used to describe an action or behavior
why are you being so stupid?
you are being heartless when you hurt others with your words or actions.
it should be Noted when an adjective is being used to refer to feelings, the continuous form (i.e "being" cannot be used.
examples,
correct form- I am greatly pleased to hear that you won the award for the best student in your school.
wrong- I am being greatly pleased to hear that you won the award for the best student in your school.
correct form- I was upset when i heard that i failed the entrance examination to the Medical College
wrong i was being upset when i heard that i failed the entrance examination to the Medical College. (the example focused on the Speaker's feelings and hence, a continuous form cannot be possible.)
Adjective is a word that identifies or further defines a noun or a pronoun.
Noun is a word that function as the name of set of things or specific things like living things, places, objects, actions, ideas qualities.
Being is used severally in structuring of a grammar. it can be used as an adjectives or a gerund.
Being can also be used in present and past continuous tense
Johnson is being nice
Stella was being bad
By Gerund, i mean word with double personality i.e they acts like a noun and looks like a verb
As a Gerund, let look at the following examples
being a footballer is fun (here, is is the verb and Being is the subject)
Do you like being a lecturer (here, Being is the noun and like is the verb.
i enjoy being nice to people (here, enjoy is the verb and Being is the object).
As an Adjective, Being + Adjectives is used to describe an action or behavior
why are you being so stupid?
you are being heartless when you hurt others with your words or actions.
it should be Noted when an adjective is being used to refer to feelings, the continuous form (i.e "being" cannot be used.
examples,
correct form- I am greatly pleased to hear that you won the award for the best student in your school.
wrong- I am being greatly pleased to hear that you won the award for the best student in your school.
correct form- I was upset when i heard that i failed the entrance examination to the Medical College
wrong i was being upset when i heard that i failed the entrance examination to the Medical College. (the example focused on the Speaker's feelings and hence, a continuous form cannot be possible.)
