What is the nuances and the difference between "is" and "being"?
When I wrote a report that "drivers will submit the following two documents to the office; one is the delivery statements and the other is the delivery slips", my colleague suggested I should use "being" instead of "is". (I mean I should write that drivers will submit the following two documents to the office; one being the delivery statements and the other is the delivery slips.)
Honestly, I'm not sure about the usage of being. According to him, using "is" is no problem, but using "being" sounds more professional, but I don't know the nuances and the differences between "is" and "being" in this sentence. I guess "being" means temporary state, but I'm not sure.
How do you gramatically explain the usage of "being" in this case in the first place?
Do these two sound differently?
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What is the nuances and the difference between "is" and "being"?
When I wrote a report that "drivers will submit the following two documents to the office; one is the delivery statements and the other is the delivery slips", my colleague suggested I should use "being" instead of "is". (I mean I should write that drivers will submit the following two documents to the office; one being the delivery statements and the other is the delivery slips.)drivers will submit the following two documents to the office: one is the delivery statement and the other is the delivery slip
drivers will submit the following two documents to the office: the delivery statement, and the delivery slip
drivers will submit the following two types of document to the office: one being delivery statements and the other being delivery slips
The main problem you have with this sentence is that it is unnatural to say: the following two.....one is..the other is. Normally you would say: there are two types of thing....one is....the other is.... You can say: the following two....x and y. This is why your sentence sounds unnatural, I have also shown some correction for your plural and singular words as I think this is your main issue, once you clear this up it will be easier. Kind regards
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Your colleague is correct. Using "being" sounds more professional and formal, but it's not necessary. Think of it as a shortened way of saying "one of the documents being the delivery statement, and the other document being the delivery slips." If you use "being" you should use it for both items.
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Thank you for your comments, Igor and Jaaneck!
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The "-ing" form in this sentence is a participle. They are used to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase, and then play a role similar to an adjective or adverb. I guess there is no such equivalent in Japanese.
For example:
--- Reading the poem, my sister cried. (My sister cried, when she was reading the poem)
--- You need to submit two documents: one being X and the other being Y. (You need to submit two documents: one, which is X and the other, which is Y.
--- Putting on a dress, Mary listened to the children play (While putting on a dress, Mary listened to the children play.) - I presume in Japanese it would be 裳を着ながら、マリは子供の遊びを聞いていた .
I hope it helped you somehow!
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Human being is a being being human.
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