Improve the bracketed part of the sentence:
The good fortune of (my being) your disciple in my youth has greatly benefited me in my career.
- Amy having been
- Bmyself being
- Cbeing
- Dno improvement
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The correct option is A.
The sentence refers to an action that happened in the past ("in my youth") and its benefit is felt over a subsequent duration ("has greatly benefited me in my career").
To correctly convey that the state of being a disciple took place and concluded in the past prior to the benefit, the perfect gerund "my having been" is used rather than the simple gerund "my being".
The sentence refers to an action that happened in the past ("in my youth") and its benefit is felt over a subsequent duration ("has greatly benefited me in my career").
To correctly convey that the state of being a disciple took place and concluded in the past prior to the benefit, the perfect gerund "my having been" is used rather than the simple gerund "my being".