Directions : The following items have one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Having written many novels and short stories,

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  1. she cannot be feeling about life. 
  2. she is to feel life too big to understand. 
  3. she should not have being feeling for life.
  4. she feels life is too vast to understand.

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Option 4 : she feels life is too vast to understand.
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The correct answer is option 4.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is a compound sentence.
  • The given clause has the perfect participle, 'having written' (having + V3).
  • Option 4 is in present tense.

The correct answer is: Having written many novels and short stories, she feels life is too vast to understand

Additional Information

  •  A compound sentence is ne made of two or more independent clauses.
    • ​Example: Our car broke down, we came last.
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