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Antalya Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Gerund

I have a problem with the following question .I'll be glad if you help me .

The man who admitted .........................under the influence of alcohol was fined £100.

a- to drive

b-driving

c-being driven

d-having driven

It'a an easy question in fact ,and anyway my problem is not with the question but with the options.I know that the verb 'admit ' takes gerund ,so the answer is B.

But what about d ?Having driven ? Doesn't it convey the same meaning ? Do you think that the options are not carefully designed ? or is there anything else that I don't know ?

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Top answer

"Doesn't it convey the same meaning " Yes, it does

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"Doesn't it convey the same meaning " Yes, it does
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It's possible that "to admit having done X" turns up more often in the context of "to admit having done X at some time in the past", i.e. where X was not an isolated incident.

But it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer.

MrP
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MrPedanticBut it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer.
I feel the same.
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Marius Hancu
MrPedantic
But it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer.

I feel the same.

The man who admitted having driven... is the correct answer because he had committed the offence.
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Yoong Liat
Marius Hancu
MrPedanticBut it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer.
I feel the same.
The man admitted having driven... is the correct answer because he had committed the offence.
No. Both the gerund present and the gerund perfect a
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Yoong Liat
Marius Hancu
MrPedanticBut it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer.
I feel the same.
The man admitted having driven... is the correct answer because he had committed the offence.

No. Both the gerund present and the gerund pe
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Anonymous
Yoong Liat
Marius Hancu
MrPedantic
But it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer.

I feel the same.

The man admitted having driven... is the correct answer because he had committed the offence.

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