Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"Having been working very hard, her boss gave her the day off." Correct or Incorrect?
Hello everyone! My name is Kara, and I currently work as an assitant language teacher in Japan. One of my co-workers asked me about this grammar point, but I have no idea how to explain it beyond "It doesn't sound right. " Then, of course, because I thought too much about it I got myself confused.
The sentence we're working with is:
"Beth having been working very hard, her boss gave her the day off."
Is this sentence correct? I don't think it is. Something about Beth, her both, and the tense "having been" makes it sound wrong, but I can't say why.
Then, which of these variations are correct?
1. Having been working very hard, Beth received the day off.
2. Having been working very hard, her boss gave her the day off.
3. As Beth worked very hard, her boss gave her the day off.
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Then, if someone could tell me the specific differences between these two sentences, I would be forever grateful.
"Beth having worked very hard, her boss gave her the day off."
"Beth, having been working very hard, received the day off."
The sentence we're working with is:
"Beth having been working very hard, her boss gave her the day off."
Is this sentence correct? I don't think it is. Something about Beth, her both, and the tense "having been" makes it sound wrong, but I can't say why.
Then, which of these variations are correct?
1. Having been working very hard, Beth received the day off.
2. Having been working very hard, her boss gave her the day off.
3. As Beth worked very hard, her boss gave her the day off.
1 and
Then, if someone could tell me the specific differences between these two sentences, I would be forever grateful.
"Beth having worked very hard, her boss gave her the day off."
"Beth, having been working very hard, received the day off."
Top answer
The original sentence is quite awkward, but probably can be considered correct, as the subjecyt (Beth) matches up with the verb (working). ) Last: the second is correct punctuation.
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The original sentence is quite awkward, but probably can be considered correct, as the subjecyt (Beth) matches up with the verb (working).
The choices below it:
1 absolutely correct
2 wrong
3 ok (better: as Beth had worked/had been working...)
Last: the second is correct punctuation.
The choices below it:
1 absolutely correct
2 wrong
3 ok (better: as Beth had worked/had been working...)
Last: the second is correct punctuation.
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Okay, thank you! I was confusing myself so getting confirmation helps! 
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