Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Participial construction
Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
Right?
And we know that we can leave out 'being' or 'having been' in participial construction.
So,, It rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.Is it right? Help me plz
We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
Right?
And we know that we can leave out 'being' or 'having been' in participial construction.
So,, It rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.Is it right? Help me plz
Top answer
Hi, Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic. OK We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
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Hi,
Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic. OK
We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
Right? Yes, but this seems like a literary style of writing. People rarely speak this way.
And we know that we can leave out 'being' or 'having been' in participial construction.
So,, It
Here is the sentence - Because it was rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic. OK
We can say... It being rainy, we decided not to go on a picnic.
Right? Yes, but this seems like a literary style of writing. People rarely speak this way.
And we know that we can leave out 'being' or 'having been' in participial construction.
So,, It
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