JaxTeller Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
''before being mean''
Is this sentence correct:
I suggest you do some research before being mean. (particularly the last part: being mean)
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JaxTeller Is this sentence correct: I suggest you do some research before being mean. (particularly the last part: being mean ) Yes. Like any preposition, when before is followed by a verb, the verb is in the -ing form.
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JaxTellerIs this sentence correct:
I suggest you do some research before being mean. (particularly the last part: being mean)
Yes. Like any preposition, when before is followed by a verb, the verb is in the -ing form. So before you are mean becomes before your being mean, which becomes before being mean
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