I am having a problem in understanding this sentence:
◆◆I can understand being deceived into thinking it's a joke
Does it mean that the speaker is being deceived into thinking like that or he (the speaker) thinks that someone is being deceived into thinking like that. I mean does it mean:
◆ I can understand I am being deceived into thinking it's a joke.
OR
◆ I can understand someone is being deceived into thinking it's a joke.
Actually, I have read that the continuous(present,past,future) passive voice structure is like this: sub+helping verb+ being+ past participle+preposition+object, but here, the (sub and helping verb) part is missing and I want to know the reason. Please explain it to me.
Here are other examples of that type of structure: (being+past participle without to be verb)
1. A COUPLE YEARS AGO I DECIDED THAT I WAS DONE BEING MISTREATED BY NEGATIVE AND ABUSIVE PEOPLE.
2. Umbrage is a feeling of anger caused by being offended.
3. Umbrage is a feeling of being offended by what someone has said or done.
I want to know when this structure is used and what it means.
#TIA
Being +past participle without (to be) verb
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Re: Being +past participle without (to be) verb
Think of "being offended" or "being deceived" as noun phrases.
In your first example:
I can understand being deceived into thinking it's a joke
yes, it means
I can understand I am being deceived into thinking it's a joke.
But as a stand-alone sentence without context, it doesn't seem complete. I am expecting more explanation or commentary from the speaker.
In your first example:
I can understand being deceived into thinking it's a joke
yes, it means
I can understand I am being deceived into thinking it's a joke.
But as a stand-alone sentence without context, it doesn't seem complete. I am expecting more explanation or commentary from the speaker.
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Re: Being +past participle without (to be) verb
Perhaps what you are really asking is "What is a gerund?" or "What is a verbal?"
Verbals are verb forms that are hybrid parts of speech: gerunds (noun-verbs), participles (adjective-verbs), and infinitives (noun-verbs).
Being part verb, verbals can have their own direct objects or predicate adjectives (or verb complements as some people call them).
Verbals are verb forms that are hybrid parts of speech: gerunds (noun-verbs), participles (adjective-verbs), and infinitives (noun-verbs).
Being part verb, verbals can have their own direct objects or predicate adjectives (or verb complements as some people call them).