All directors retired in accordance with Article 3 of the Company Ordinance and, being eligible, offered themselves for re-election.
I keep suspecting that this sentence is incorrect because it sounded weird. Is “being eligible” even legit to use? How would someone use “being” in the beginning of a sentence?
Answer
Being eligible is a simple construction that is a statement of identity. It is one perfectly acceptable way of using the verb “to be.”
It can be used to begin a dependent clause at the beginning of a sentence. Here’s an example: “Being an excellent runner, Henry loved to compete in marathons.”
It just so happens that traditionally “being” is commonly used this way when writing a will, thus: “Being of sound mind and body, I do hereby bequeath…” or, “I, John Doe, being of sound mind and body, etc.”
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