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Can 'being' be omitted in this sentence?
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Their work is still far from
(being)
finished.
Can 'being' be omitted in the sentence above?
grammar
edited Sep 01 '16 at 14:34
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Yes, it can;
in fact, it's much more common to omit it
.
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stangdon
Sep 01 '16 at 11:55
That linked-to question isn't related to this question AT ALL!!!
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Araucaria - Not here any more.
Sep 02 '16 at 19:33
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