Is this sentence correct in terms of grammar? What is the function of "being"?

The second characteristic of the province is being the main constituent of the centralized administration in rural level.

This is not good grammar; it's garbled and it makes no sense at all.


PaulM

How should I fix it?

The major problem is that a "characteristic" can't be a "constituent", so I don't know what it is that you are trying to say.


PaulM

"constituent" means "element", "point", "feature". ın turkish we can say a part of it so ı use constituent. but "is being" correct or wrong?

I would say that "being" is wrong.

"The second characteristic of the province is the main constituent of the centralized administration in rural level".

Grammatically, that sentence is okay, but I've no idea whether it conveys the correct meaning.

Also, the preposition "in" seems incorrect; it should be "at rural level".


PaulM