Yes, I'm talking about 'participle clauses'. Don't confuse 'participle' with 'particle', though - participle is the form of a verb that ends with '-ed' or '-ing'.
Adjectival participle clauses are like relative clauses, for example, "Anyone trying to move the stone will get injured." (= Anyone who tries/is trying to move the stone will get injured.)
What I really want to convey, however, is that 'adjectival participle clauses can only be used to talk about actions that happen the same time as the main verb'. That is, participles can't be used when there is a time difference - perfect participles (having left, having lost, etc) are never possible in adjectival clauses.
So, you can say "Do you know the members who have just left MyEC?", but not "...the members having left...".
'Being' is not used in adjectival clauses either, except in passive verb constructions. You say 'the members being banned won't be welcomed back' - you don't say 'the members being active should help add comments on the blogs'.
In adverbial clauses, on the other hand, perfect participles can be used, and 'being' can be used in an active sense, for instance, "Having learned English for such a long time, I can understand it very well.", "Being an active member here, I'm supposed to leave a comment on the blog."
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@bet
Thanks for commenting!
@Risty
Yes, it's a complex area of English grammar. Adverbial participle clauses are just like reason, purpose, time or if clauses. In addition, words such as 'be', 'have', 'know', 'wish' are called stative verbs, which are rarely used in progressive or continuous tenses, but the '-ing' form can be used in participle clauses (to suggest 'reason' or 'cause').
Being here for some time now, I observed a lot of occurrences that I prefer to ignore and just let it/them pass.
To be honest, I didn't get these clauses..I wanna cry now..huhuhuhu...:(((
Having heard about it I would like to say thank you!
@Marshaa
Thanks for the comment!
@Adaline
Great! The sentence would sound natural if you made it like this 'Being the only girl in the family, I was spoiled rotten'.
You should have used the definite article 'the' rather than 'an'. Moreover, you say 'girl', not 'girl child' - since 'a girl' means 'a female child'.
Dear Expector, Thank you the lovely tips.
'Being an only girl child in the family, I was spoiled by everyone!'. Is that right?
@rysperski
Thanks for the comment - I'm really flattered by it. Yes, you've been active and have helped add comments on blogs by other members - I really appreciate it! Keep it up!
@Onee
I'm so pleased you find it useful. Thanks!
Dear Expector,
Thank you for posting the blog about using being and having. :)
Oi there,
Being an active member of EC I read all blogs posted there, but reading Expertor' blogs is very useful, commenting them is great fun.