Hi everyone,
I just found a sentence that sounds as "Our branch in xxx being strategically located close to xxx’
My question is, why this sentence used ‘being’ instead of ‘is’? Is this possible to replace ‘being’ with ‘is’ in this sentence?
Thanks in advance.
Salmonella
“Our branch in xxx is being strategically located close to xxx,” means that the company is in the process of moving its branch to a new place.
If they are not moving the branch, the verb has to be “is”.
Hi,
The use of the participle here suggests ‘as it is’. You could say: Living near the town centre, I had no need to use a car.This means: As I lived near …In your sentence I would imagine it would continue with another sentence to explain how the location is useful. Alternatively it could simply be an alternative to ‘is’ and suggest the actual presence or existence of the branch. Apart from that it has little point.
Alan
Sorry for not putting a complete sentence. I thought it is enough to show an example that can be understandable. The complete sentence that I just read is "Our branch in xxx being strategically located close to xxx, specializes in xxx.
By the way, to both of you, thanks for the explanation. It is very useful 