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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Sentence completion?

Hi all

Having gathered in the room ...................

option a - the teacher informed the students about the regulations.

option b - the candidates talked about their campaign plans.

There is only one correct option here. Option A is the correct answer but I think both of them are fine, what do you think?
  

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Anonymous Option A is the correct answer Hmm. That's strange. Only a group ( candidates ), not a single person ( teacher ), can gather in a room, so it seems to me that only b is correct.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Option A is the correct answer Hmm.
  • That's strange.
  • Only a group ( candidates ), not a single person ( teacher ), can gather in a room, so it seems to me that only b is correct.
  • (The candidates) having gathered in the room, the candidates talked ...
  • Sounds normal.
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AnonymousOption A is the correct answer
Hmm. That's strange. Only a group (candidates), not a single person (teacher), can gather in a room, so it seems to me that only b is correct.

(The candidates) having gathered in the room, the candidates talked .... Sounds normal.
(The teacher) having gathered in the room, t
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Actually, (b) is correct and (a) is incorrect.
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You're right CJ. I checked the answer key again. Correct option is B.

But I don't understand one point. Teachers and studends together can gather in a room, right. I think "gather" is only used with plural nouns.
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AnonymousTeachers and students together can gather in a room, right?
Yes, but the subject of the sentence is "teacher" (singular), and the 'having'-phrase applies to the subject of a sentence, not to everything mentioned in the sentence.

You shouldn't say, for example,
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Thanks for the explanation CalifJim Emotion: smile
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