Learn English – “being” or “as being”

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  1. They are related to each other being the descendants of James.
  2. They are related to each other as being the descendants of James.

In sentence no.1 "being descendant of James" is a participial phrase adding relation to two individuals, but the sentence sounds awkward to me, whereas the sentence no.2 sounds correct to my ears but I feel there is unnecessary repetition of "as" and "being"(we can use one of them).

I am no native speaker so, I could be wrong. The first one was used on family tree table or pedigree table which is a legal document.

Best Answer

They are related to each other, being the descendants of James.

They are related to each other as being the descendants of James.

The first sentence is absolutely grammatical.

You can use the present participle (the ing-form) to give a reason. For example: She is her father's favorite, being the youngest child = She is her father's favorite as/because she is the youngest child.

As for the second sentence, the use of "as" before being is redundant. So this sentence is not grammatical.

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