In both examples, you are using a verb (being, to be) in place of a noun. In the first case, you are using the gerund form of the verb, and in the second, you are using the infinitive. The gerund is the more common usage in American English, and is easily identified in most cases by a verb with the -ing ending.

(Passive) "Coffee is being made." The emphasis is shifted onto the coffee, we don't know who is making the coffee and maybe we don't care. All we do know is that coffee will be ready soon. (Active) "The construction workers are building a new bridge." Our focus is on the workers who are doing the action. (Passive) "A new bridge is being built."

2023年1月1日 · What is it? E.g. as the Bishop of Berkeley might align with, (Being & Time, page 61) Being, as the basic theme of philosophy, is no class or genus of entities; yet it pertains to every entity. Its 'universality' is to be sought higher up. Being and the structure of Being lie beyond every entity and every possible character which an entity may ...

2021年7月11日 · "Being" is the present participle. It refers something happening at the same time as the main action: Being a good student, I learned a lot in school. Being knowledgeable about the matter, I can tell you the answer. In both cases, both parts happen at the same time. "Having been" uses the past participle "been". It refers to something in the ...

"I'm going to call it as being John [who took the picture OR made the recording OR who is in the picture]. In this type of case, as being is necessary. I'm going to go ahead and call it as being x" Go ahead implies there has been hesitation until that point in time. "As being x" is in line with : x is identified as being [some person or thing].

"Being" in this sentence is a present participle, which is the verb form created with the base of the verb plus ing. It's a verb form used a little like an adjective: Mary was talking ; Dylan was running ; I saw Courtney laughing .

2020年9月4日 · "The reason being is that" occurs only `1.5% as much as "The reason being", and only about 0.7% as much as "the reason is" in US English and less again in UK English. UK English "The plot for "the reason being is that" is the green line …

2016年10月9日 · Being beaten here is a continuous passive participle. Without being, it is a passive participle. Their meanings are nearly identical, and being can be omitted, but as you suggest, being in the first example emphasizes that he died because the snow beat him. It "tells a story", in a way, of the beating as it progresses.

2019年8月20日 · They are related to each other as being the descendants of James. The first sentence is absolutely grammatical. You can use the present participle (the ing-form) to give a reason. For example: She is her father's favorite, being the youngest child = She is her father's favorite as/because she is the youngest child.

Being disturbed, he left the house . 2 Being disturbed by the children, the old man left the park. OR. Having been disturbed by the children, the old man left the park. Having been deprived of their homes in the recent earthquake they had no other option but to take shelter in a school. OR