[Grammar] Not being rich/ Not rich he finished his education.

[wotcha]

1. Not being rich he finished his education.

2. Not rich he finished his education.


Does sentence 2 sound okay?

 

[Rover_KE]

No.

 

[bhaisahab]

#1 doesn't make a lot of sense either.

 

[Tdol]

I agree- #1 needs more information to work. It implies that rich people don't finish their education, which doesn't make much sense.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I agree- #1 needs more information to work. It implies that rich people don't finish their education, which doesn't make much sense.

I agree. It is likely that the reverse was intended. "Not being rich, he was still able to finish his education."

 

[5jj]

How about, "Not being rich, he was unable to complete his course of studies"?