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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Clauses of concession
A textbook asks to rewrite the following sentence using "in spite of":
*Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
I came up with two possible answers:
*In spite of his being absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
*In spite of his having been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
The textbook gives the following answer as correct:
_In spite of his frequent absences, he has managed to pass the test._
Are my answers correct/better/worse and why?
Thank you.
*Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
I came up with two possible answers:
*In spite of his being absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
*In spite of his having been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
The textbook gives the following answer as correct:
_In spite of his frequent absences, he has managed to pass the test._
Are my answers correct/better/worse and why?
Thank you.
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A textbook asks to rewrite the following sentence using "in spite of":
*Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
I came up with two possible answers:
*In spite of his being absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
*In spite of his having been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
The textbook gives the following answer
*Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
I came up with two possible answers:
*In spite of his being absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
*In spite of his having been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.*
The textbook gives the following answer
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rrrr rrAre my answers correct/better/worse and why?They are all grammatical, but which of the answers is least complicated? That one is the one I would choose as being the best and most elegant.
In spite of his being absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.
In spite of his having been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test
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