[General] position of participle phrase

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John wu

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Hi everyone!
I have a question about the position of participle phrase.
Here are several sentences I am confused about:

1) Being a student, she studies hard everyday.
2) She being a student studies hard everyday.
3) She studies hard everyday, being a student.

Are they correct? and is there any difference among them due to different positions?
Thant you very much!
 

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Hi everyone!
I have a question about the position of participle phrase.
Here are several sentences I am confused about:

1) Being a student, she studies hard every day. :tick:
2) She, being a student, studies hard everyday. With the addition of commas, now it's :tick:
3) She studies hard every day, being a student. :tick:

Are they correct (no question mark here) and is there any difference among them due to the different [strike]positions[/strike] word order?
Thank you very much!

Please see my notations in red and grey above. "Everyday" was incorrect. You needed "every day". With #1 and #3, once that was corrected, the sentences were OK. #2 needed two commas in order to be grammatically correct.

The meaning is the same in each one.
 

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Thank you, teacher.
It's so kind of you to correct and answer my question!
 

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