Has 'being' been omitted?

Asked Apr 01 '21 at 14:21

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In 2018 about 50,000 people were involved in it, most of them part time or seasonal staﬀ working from small offices in rural areas.

Should there be a "being" between "most of them" and "part time or seasonal staff"? It seems weird when there are only nouns.

thank you for help

edited Apr 01 '21 at 18:06

Michael Harvey

asked Apr 01 '21 at 14:21

Chason

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Does this answer your question? Does English allow a zero copula in subordinate clauses? 'Kai stares up at me from the grave, his eyes hard as obsidian.' / 'Kai stares up at me from the grave, his eyes being hard as obsidian.' Absolute constructions, in which be-deletion is allowed where clarity is not lost. – Edwin Ashworth Apr 01 '21 at 14:39
@EdwinAshworth thank you for your answer . it definitely helps. – Chason Apr 01 '21 at 16:12
Shouldn't it be "part-time or as seasonal staff"? – Joachim Apr 01 '21 at 18:06
@Joachim - part time or part-time are both OK. – Michael Harvey Apr 01 '21 at 18:07
@MichaelHarvey I meant the addition of "as", as in "most of them were involved in it part time or as seasonal staff". – Joachim Apr 01 '21 at 18:08
You don't need 'as' there, although it would not be wrong. – Michael Harvey Apr 01 '21 at 18:10

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