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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
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He left the party and went home, not having anyone to talk to.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/about-words-clauses-and-sentences/clauses-finite-and-non-finite

He left the party and went home, he did not have anyone to talk to.

Have I changed the non finite clause correctly into the finite one?

  

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Jigneshbharati He left the party and went home, not having anyone to talk to . H e left the party and went home, he did not have anyone to talk to. Have I changed the non finite clause correctly into the finite one?

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati He left the party and went home, not having anyone to talk to .
  • H e left the party and went home, he did not have anyone to talk to.
  • Have I changed the non finite clause correctly into the finite one?
  • Yes, but you did not provide a connecting word that makes the two clauses sound right together.
  • He left the party and went home because he did not have anyone to talk to.
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Jigneshbharati

He left the party and went home, not having anyone to talk to.
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He left the party and went home, he did not have anyone to talk to.

Have I changed the non finite clause correctly into the finite one?

Yes, but you did not provide a connecting word

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