[Grammar] I enjoy trekking and being in

[Oceanlike]

Can I use "being" after the conjunction "and" in the sentence below:

- I enjoy trekking and being in the outdoors.

I thought that because of the verb "enjoy", the other verb joined together with it by "and" must also be in the same form ie. root form in this sentence.

My sentence sounds right. However, I'm unsure if it's right and why it's right.

 

[tzfujimino]

What do you enjoy, Oceanlike?

 

[Rover_KE]

Your sentence is fine, Oceanlike.

'Trekking' is a gerund functioning as a noun and 'being' is also a gerund at the head of a noun phrase.

 

[tzfujimino]

I'm sorry if my comment was confusing.

I was trying to tell you the construction is 'I enjoy A and B.' You need the -ing form ('being') because of the preceding verb 'enjoy'.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

We usually don't say being in the outdoors. If you're out, you're not in.

It's not completely unnatural, but it's an odd idea. So we usually say being outdoors.

 

[Oceanlike]

I'm sorry if my comment was confusing.

haahaa...thank you very much @tzfujimino :-D yes! I was confused. I didn't know what your intent was.