Regarding the use of "Having done" in sentences.
Is the sentence "Having sent him several reminders, he has not replied" or alternatively "Having sent him several reminders, he has still not replied" grammatically correct? Reasoning would be much appreciated.
I haven't heard of this kind of "having done" sentence before, as opposed to ones where one action done to/by the speaker occurs as a consequence of another, which I am familiar with, ones like "Having finished my homework, I shall go to bed".
For context, this question is regarding the answer key to the following question:
Rewrite the sentence "I sent him several reminders, yet he has not replied" beginning with the words "Having sent".
If it is incorrect, suggestions for correct answers to the question would be appreciated.
Apologies if my terminology isn't very precise, it's admittedly a bit rusty. Thanks for your time.
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witty walk 829 Is the sentence "Having sent him several reminders, he has not replied" or alternatively "Having sent him several reminders, he has still not replied" grammatically correct? No. The implicit subject of the participle clause is "I" and the explicit subject of the main clause is "he".
- witty walk 829 Is the sentence "Having sent him several reminders, he has not replied" or alternatively "Having sent him several reminders, he has still not replied" grammatically correct?
- No.
- The implicit subject of the participle clause is "I" and the explicit subject of the main clause is "he".
- These should be the same.
- To make them the same, you would need something like the following: Having sent him several reminders, I have not yet received a reply.
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witty walk 829Is the sentence "Having sent him several reminders, he has not replied" or alternatively "Having sent him several reminders, he has still not replied" grammatically correct?
No. The implicit subject of the participle clause is "I" and the explicit subject of the main clause is "he". These should be the same.
To make them the same, you
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