using "being"

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using "being"

by winnerhere » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:59 am
all sentences with "being" are opted out

is it right to ignore those sentences in gmat? :roll:

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Re: using "being"

by jayhawk2001 » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:03 pm
winnerhere wrote:all sentences with "being" are opted out

is it right to ignore those sentences in gmat? :roll:
Being is almost always incorrect but there are cases where it
should be used e.g.

I came by train because my car is being repaired
Your orders are being processed right now

Most common usages that I have come across are in sentences
that use passive voice.