"The fact of its being" Grammar
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When to use an object pronoun or a possessive adjective before a gerund
82762
"It's cold today" -- what term do linguists use to call "it" when it's used as the subject of a sentence, but has no real antecedent?
101685
Singular noun objects of plural subjects
141351
"it be" instead of "it could/would be"
17313
Using past tense when referencing a still-true fact
17948
A noun adjunct / the possessive case
17105
What does "be it" mean in this passage?
46789
The definite article implying the generic idea of something
88444
"That is" vs. "i.e."
99727
Meaning of "it is" at the end of sentence
97408
Interpreting having known
17131
Why is there a distinction between "its" and "it's"?
130031
Object or Complement
143320
Question concerning a prepositional phrase
39997
Direct Speech: the subordinator "that" before the reported clause
77020
Generalised rule for verb usage in simple present tense using participle
64670
About the dropped "that" as a conjunction before a clause