Question:
__________in this town for a long time, Mary doesn’t want to move to another place.
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A.
Live -
B.
Having lived -
C.
To live -
D.
Seeing
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: GET
Knowledge: Molecular clauses / Reducing synonyms clauses
Explain:
When two clauses have the same subject (Mary), one of the two clauses can be reduced to the form:
– V-ing / Having P2: if the clause is shortened, it means active
– P2 (past participle): if the reduced clause has a passive meaning
The subject “Mary” can be mastered (self-actualized “live” => active meaning.
Having lived in this town for a long time, Mary did not want to move elsewhere.
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