Being infected does not make

[ParthJ26]

Dear Instructors,

Hi.

SC Guide, 6th Edition, Pg 142 BOTTOM

1. Being infected does not make you sick. RIGHT.

Being = present participle of the verb "be". Now, ING forms can play 4 roles - Verb (if proceeded by a helping verb), Noun (GERUND), Noun modifier or Verb modifier.

According to me, in the above sentence, BEING plays the role of noun and is being modified by the past participle "infected".

Together, BEING INFECTED is a noun phrase that is also the subject of the sentence. AM I CORRECT?

2. The judges saw the horses being led to the stable.

Horses = noun = object of the verb "saw".

In the above sentence, is "BEING LED TO THE STABLE" a noun modifier modifying the noun "horses" OR is "BEING LED TO THE STABLE" a verb modifier modifying the entire action of the previous clause?

Would really like your thoughts on this one.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Parth Jain

[Sage Pearce-Higgins]

1. Yes you are.

2. Think of the logic of the sentence: what is 'being led...' giving extra information about (modifying)?