Point 32 in PASSIVES is defined as:
NON-FINITE CLAUSES
‘-ing’ form as a subordinate clause or a noun clause to give explanatory background information.
. Being _VVN * *
1 . BEING LOCATED IN THE 77
2 . BEING BORN AND RAISED 70
3 . BEING PREPARED FOR THE 69
4 . BEING STUCK IN A 62
5 . BEING EXPOSED TO THE 59
6 . BEING MARRIED TO A 58
7 . BEING RAISED IN A 55
8 . BEING STUCK IN THE 45
9 . BEING BASED IN THE 42
10 . BEING BORN IN THE 41
11 . BEING PREPARED IS THE 41
12 . BEING SURROUNDED BY THE 41
13 . BEING LOCATED ON THE 40
14 . BEING BASED ON THE 38
15 . BEING FILLED WITH THE 38
16 . BEING PREPARED WITH A 35
17 . BEING CONNECTED TO THE 34
18 . BEING EXPOSED TO A 33
19 . BEING SURROUNDED BY A 33
20 . BEING MADE OUT OF 32
21 . BEING PREPARED WILL HELP 31
22 . BEING BROUGHT UP IN 29
23 . BEING SURROUNDED BY SO 29
24 . BEING MADE IN THE 28
25 . BEING PREPARED CAN HELP 28
26 . BEING PREPARED FOR A 28
27 . BEING SITUATED IN THE 27
28 . BEING SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE 27
29 . BEING HIT BY A 25
30 . BEING KNOWN AS A 24
31 . BEING CUT OFF FROM 24
32 . BEING CHASED BY A 23
*I am not sure if the following example qualifies for this grammar point since there is a preceding conjunction:
Washington Post33 . BEING CAUGHT IN A 23
34 . BEING BASED ON A 23
35 . BEING EQUIPPED WITH THE 23
36 . BEING TRAPPED IN A 23
37 . BEING INSPIRED BY THE 22
38 . BEING IMMERSED IN THE 22
39 . BEING FORCED TO USE 22
40 . BEING BORN INTO A 22
41 . BEING SEEN AS A 22
42 . BEING BITTEN BY A 21
43 . BEING KNOWN AS THE 21
44 . BEING GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY 21
45 . BEING LOCATED IN A 21
46 . BEING PREPARED FOR ANY 20
47 . BEING PREPARED FOR THIS 20
48 . BEING RAISED BY A 20
49 . BEING RAISED IN THE 20
50 . BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC 20
51 . BEING TREATED LIKE A 20
52 . BEING INDUCTED INTO THE 19
53 . BEING RECOGNIZED AS A 19
54 . BEING SELECTED AS A 19
55 . BEING IMMERSED IN A 18
56 . BEING CALLED A ” 18
57 . BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A 18
58 . BEING PREPARED WITH THE 18
59 . BEING REMOVED FROM THE 18
60 . BEING SAID THAT , 18
61 . BEING TOLD , ” 18
62 . BEING COOPED UP IN 17
63 . BEING FORCED TO DO 17
64 . BEING EXPOSED TO THIS 17
65 . BEING BORN IN A 17
66 . BEING BORN AGAIN IS 17
67 . BEING INCLUDED IN THE 17
68 . BEING FORCED TO WORK 17
69 . BEING INFORMED ABOUT THE 17
70 . BEING SET IN THE 17
71 . BEING LEFT HANDED , 16
72 . BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE 16
73 . BEING FACED WITH A 16
74 . BEING PREPARED FOR THESE 16
75 . BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE 16
76 . BEING CONFINED TO A 15
77 . BEING LOCATED CLOSE TO 15
78 . BEING PREPARED AND KNOWING 15
79 . BEING PREPARED FOR AN 15
80 . BEING PREPARED IS A 15
81 . BEING PUT IN THE 15
82 . BEING SITUATED ON THE 15
83 . BEING SOLD WITH NO 15
84 . BEING SURROUNDED BY NATURE 15
85 . BEING SURROUNDED BY OTHER 15
86 . BEING TOLD THAT YOU 15
87 . BEING TREATED AS A 15
88 . BEING USED TO THE 15
89 . BEING INTRODUCED TO THE 14
90 . BEING FORCED TO BUY 14
91 . BEING ENGAGED IN THE 14
92 . BEING LOCKED INTO A 14
93 . BEING PLACED ON THE 14
94 . BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER 13
95 . BEING CAUGHT OFF GUARD 13
96 . BEING ATTACKED BY A 13
97 . BEING LED BY THE 13
98 . BEING PREPARED IS ALWAYS 13
99 . BEING SOLD AS IS 13
100 . BEING SURROUNDED BY WATER 13
B2 vocabulary:
chased, equipped, exposed, forced, inspired, placed, trapped, treated
This following example is not ‘background information’:
Being asked for help is a privilege .