Question:
As _____________ about this change of schedule earlier, I arrived at the meeting late.
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A.
not being informed -
B.
not having informed -
C.
not informed -
D.
had not been informed
Reference explanation:
Correct answer:
ANSWER
Knowledge of reduced clauses
Because I was not informed of this schedule change earlier, I was late to the meeting.
Consider the answers:
A. not being informed => Having being is not necessary for the reduced clause structure with passive verbs like in this sentence. Because we only use “being Vp2” for the passive of gerunds
B. not having informed => The meaning of the clause has a passive meaning, so do not use the active.
C. not informed => A clause that shortens the subject because it has the same subject as the following clause, “I was not informed, so I was late to the meeting.”
D. had not been informed => Do not use this expression (because the previous clause lacks a subject, do not use the main verb form according to the tense of the sentence).
Another structure to watch out for: inform sb of st: inform someone about something
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