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    Default being or having been

    1)"The theory being recognized worldwide, it tremendously impacted other sciences."

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    2)"Being recognized worldwide, the theory tremendously impacted other sciences."

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    3)"After being recognized worldwide, the theory tremendously impacted other sciences."

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    4)"It being recognized worldwide, the theory tremendously impacted other sciences."

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    5)"Having received worldwide recognition, the theory tremendously impacted other sciences."

    The reason I'm asking is that in an action movie I heard "Being a lot of man down in my platoon, I can't wage a counter offense."

    Would you use the verb "impact" or say "have an impact"?
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    Default Re: being or having been

    Hi ostap77

    As a NES, but not a teacher, I would have no problem with most of your options, however, I would have slightly modified your first sentence as follows:

    1. "The theory, being recognized worldwide, tremendously impacted other sciences."

    With reference to your impact query, I believe that you can replace "tremendously impacted" by "had a tremendous impact on"

    Hope this helps
    R21
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