Calling on him, she found that he was studying at his desk [on hold]
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As I was deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
→ (Having been) deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
Q1 : In the above sentence, I think inserting "Having been" is better.
Am I right?
- When she called on him, he was studying at his desk.
→ She calling on him, he was studying at his desk. X
→ Calling on him, she found that he was studying at his desk.
Q2 : In the above sentence, I am sure the second sentence is incorrect.
And I think the third sentence is natural in informal style. Am I right?
- As they praised him, he studied hard.
→ Praising him, he studied hard.
Q3 : In the above sentence, if "they" is not a subject who indicates "general people", Is it right that I can say like this? : They Praising him, he studied hard.
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As I was deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
→ (Having been) deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
Q1 : In the above sentence, I think inserting "Having been" is better.
Am I right?
- When she called on him, he was studying at his desk.
→ She calling on him, he was studying at his desk. X
→ Calling on him, she found that he was studying at his desk.
Q2 : In the above sentence, I am sure the second sentence is incorrect.
And I think the third sentence is natural in informal style. Am I right?
- As they praised him, he studied hard.
→ Praising him, he studied hard.
Q3 : In the above sentence, if "they" is not a subject who indicates "general people", Is it right that I can say like this? : They Praising him, he studied hard.
phrase-usage
asked 2 days ago
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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by FumbleFingers, lbf, Mark Beadles, Jason Bassford, Scott yesterday
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
Your final example They Praising him, he studied hard is "syntactically valid", but that specific sentence is not something any native speaker (even a free-spirited poet) would ever say or write. Essentially the same construction is fine in, say, His ears burning, he slunk away, or His wife being wealthy, he did not need to work, though. But this is really a matter of writing style - opinion-based, and outside the scope of ELU.
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As I was deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
→ (Having been) deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
Q1 : In the above sentence, I think inserting "Having been" is better.
Am I right?
- When she called on him, he was studying at his desk.
→ She calling on him, he was studying at his desk. X
→ Calling on him, she found that he was studying at his desk.
Q2 : In the above sentence, I am sure the second sentence is incorrect.
And I think the third sentence is natural in informal style. Am I right?
- As they praised him, he studied hard.
→ Praising him, he studied hard.
Q3 : In the above sentence, if "they" is not a subject who indicates "general people", Is it right that I can say like this? : They Praising him, he studied hard.
phrase-usage
asked 2 days ago
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As I was deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
→ (Having been) deceived so often, I am now on my guard.
Q1 : In the above sentence, I think inserting "Having been" is better.
Am I right?
- When she called on him, he was studying at his desk.
→ She calling on him, he was studying at his desk. X
→ Calling on him, she found that he was studying at his desk.
Q2 : In the above sentence, I am sure the second sentence is incorrect.
And I think the third sentence is natural in informal style. Am I right?
- As they praised him, he studied hard.
→ Praising him, he studied hard.
Q3 : In the above sentence, if "they" is not a subject who indicates "general people", Is it right that I can say like this? : They Praising him, he studied hard.
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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by FumbleFingers, lbf, Mark Beadles, Jason Bassford, Scott yesterday
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
put on hold as primarily opinion-based by FumbleFingers, lbf, Mark Beadles, Jason Bassford, Scott yesterday
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
Your final example They Praising him, he studied hard is "syntactically valid", but that specific sentence is not something any native speaker (even a free-spirited poet) would ever say or write. Essentially the same construction is fine in, say, His ears burning, he slunk away, or His wife being wealthy, he did not need to work, though. But this is really a matter of writing style - opinion-based, and outside the scope of ELU.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
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Your final example They Praising him, he studied hard is "syntactically valid", but that specific sentence is not something any native speaker (even a free-spirited poet) would ever say or write. Essentially the same construction is fine in, say, His ears burning, he slunk away, or His wife being wealthy, he did not need to work, though. But this is really a matter of writing style - opinion-based, and outside the scope of ELU.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
Your final example They Praising him, he studied hard is "syntactically valid", but that specific sentence is not something any native speaker (even a free-spirited poet) would ever say or write. Essentially the same construction is fine in, say, His ears burning, he slunk away, or His wife being wealthy, he did not need to work, though. But this is really a matter of writing style - opinion-based, and outside the scope of ELU.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
Your final example They Praising him, he studied hard is "syntactically valid", but that specific sentence is not something any native speaker (even a free-spirited poet) would ever say or write. Essentially the same construction is fine in, say, His ears burning, he slunk away, or His wife being wealthy, he did not need to work, though. But this is really a matter of writing style - opinion-based, and outside the scope of ELU.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
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Your final example They Praising him, he studied hard is "syntactically valid", but that specific sentence is not something any native speaker (even a free-spirited poet) would ever say or write. Essentially the same construction is fine in, say, His ears burning, he slunk away, or His wife being wealthy, he did not need to work, though. But this is really a matter of writing style - opinion-based, and outside the scope of ELU.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago