While/when/during/in conducting the project, he proved to be talented."

Hello

I am writing this sentence in a letter and I don't know which of the following sentences are correct.

1-"While conducting the project, he proved to be talented."
2-""When conducting the project, he proved to be talented."
3-""During conducting the project, he proved to be talented."
4-"In conducting the project, he proved to be talented."
5-"Conducting the project, he proved to be talented."


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Bennevis said:

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Why "in"?

Hello.
I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.
I think 1, 3, 5 are correct, but I'd use only the fifth one.

I just want to know what our teachers will say. ;-)

1 and 4 are acceptable to me. However, I would rewrite it:
"His conducting of the project proved his talent."
In real usage, starting with a gerund (5) is not as common as many students here seem to think it is.

Raymott said:

1 and 4 are acceptable to me. However, I would rewrite it:
"His conducting of the project proved his talent."
In real usage, starting with a gerund (5) is not as common as many students here seem to think it is.

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The -ing word in #5 is a participle. It is not a noun.

MikeNewYork said:

The -ing word in #5 is a participle. It is not a noun.

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OK, the comment still applies with the correction.

Thanks every body. Between "His conducting of the project proved his talent" and "In his conducting of the project proved his talent" which one would you choose?

"In his conducting of the project proved his talent" is not correct English.