Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

She being separated by her parents, felt very lonely.

  1. She being separated by her parents

  2. She being separated from her parents

  3. Having been separated by her parents, she

  4. Having been separated from her parents, she

  5. Being separated from her parents

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D Correct answer
Explanation

'She being separated' is ungrammatical. The correct usage is 'having been separated from'. This option corrects the error.