What is the use of "being" in the sentence grammatically?

Question

In the sentence:

Major refreshes to the OS come about every six months, with the most recent being the May 2019 Update.

What is the use of "being" grammatically? 
Can any words be added between "recent" and "being"?

John Zhau · Answer

"being" is the verb(-ing) of your 2nd clause. You can separate the sentence into 2 as follows:

Major refreshes to the OS come about every six months. The most recent one is the May 2019 Update.

You can add a noun (mainly the subject) between "recent" and "being". For example:

..., with the most recent refresh being the May 2019 update

However, that is not recommended as it repeats the word "refresh".

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