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Li Ming Lok Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Having been led

Police in the west of England said on Friday they had recovered a cache of stolen property having been led to the board.

When and how do we use it?
  

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Hi, Police in the west of England said on Friday they had recovered a cache of stolen property having been led to the board. ' B oard' makes no sense here. I think it's a typo for ' h oard'.

  • Hi, Police in the west of England said on Friday they had recovered a cache of stolen property having been led to the board.
  • ' B oard' makes no sense here.
  • I think it's a typo for ' h oard'.
  • When and how do we use it?
  • It's an adjectival phrase (perfect passive participle), describing 'police' in your example.
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Hi,

Police in the west of England said on Friday they had recovered a cache of stolen property having been led to the board. 'Board' makes no sense here. I think it's a typo for 'hoard'.

When and how do we use it?


It's an adjectival phrase (perfect passive participle), describing 'police' in your example.



It's better to kee

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