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Sentence Improvement: Grammar and Syntax
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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.
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Having been separated from her parents, she
💡 Explanation:
'She being separated' is ungrammatical. The correct usage is 'having been separated from'. This option corrects the error.