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Sb70012 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Having been lost / lost

Lost on/in the street, the little girl was crying bitterly.

Source: school exam

Hello,
Can I also say [having been lost] instead of [lost]?

Thank you
(I have asked this question in WR forum and two native English speakers have answered it but I have not understood their answers very well. I wish you could give me some clarification so that I can understand it. Thank you)
This is the link: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2943319
  

Top answer

I found the answer of my question. Lost on the street = The girl is lost at the same time she is crying. Having been lost on the street = She was lost earlier, but she has been found; nevertheless, she is crying.

— Sb70012

  • I found the answer of my question.
  • Lost on the street = The girl is lost at the same time she is crying.
  • Having been lost on the street = She was lost earlier, but she has been found; nevertheless, she is crying.
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I found the answer of my question.

Lost on the street = The girl is lost at the same time she is crying.
Having been lost on the street = She was lost earlier, but she has been found; nevertheless, she is crying.
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sb70012I found the answer of to my question.
Yes. The answer you found is correct.

CJ
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