Being + PAST PARTICIPLE

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

Being born in the rain forest region of Sumatra, I believe in the power of our forests as the natural solution to our climate crisis by giving indigenous peoples and traditional communities more rights to protect and manage the forests where they live .

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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 Post

Prince Harry remembers Diana’s death in book for children who have lost parents to covid

Harry’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while being chased by a swarm of paparazzi.

33 . 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 .

10 . BEING BORN IN THE 41

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