(Having been) written by a famous writer, the book sells well.

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1. Being written by a famous writer, the book sells well.
2. Having been written by a famous writer, the book sells well.
3.
Written by a famous writer, the book sells well.
AI says #3 is much better than #1 or #2. Do native speakers agree with that?
 
Much better than #2? By what criteria did you ask AI to judge that?

Also, why have you posted this in the linguistics section?
 
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Much better than #2? By what criteria did you ask AI to judge that?
Which of the sentences below is better to native speakers?
1. Being written by a famous writer, the book sells well.
2. Having been written by a famous writer, the book sells well.
3. Written by a famous writer, the book sells well.
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Sentence 3 is by far the most natural and standard to a native speaker: "Written by a famous writer, the book sells well."
 

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