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Usage of BEING



 
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Word: sovereignty | Plural problem: The patient returns for his left tibia and fibula fracture.
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Usage of BEING #1 (permalink) Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:57 pm   Usage of BEING		  
Hi All,
I would like to know about the usage of BEING. Can anyone of you explain this...

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Ramesh.
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Usage of BEING #2 (permalink) Tue Sep 15, 2009 13:06 pm   Usage of BEING		  
Hi Ramesh,

'Being' can be used as a noun in 'human being' and also as the present participle of the verb 'be' as in: I am being careful or in the passive: The house is being built in wood.

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