With him being my good helper, I won’t be worried about the work.

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I have a lot of work to do in my garden but my son says he will be free tomorrow and will give me a hand. With him being my good helper, I won’t be worried about the work.
(by me)

I’d like to know if my second sentence above is correct in this context.
 

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No, it doesn't sound natural.

What's the point of this? Are you trying to practise using introductory participle phrases with with? Tell us exactly what you're trying to do.
 

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Thanks, Jutfrank.

I want to use a simple sentence to express the meaning of the compound sentence: Since he is my good helper, I won’t be worried about the work.
What about this sentence? Is it correct?
He being my good helper, I won’t be worried about the work.
 

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If I were you I wouldn't insist on using that phrase. Perhaps:

With him helping me I will be able to finish sooner.

I wouldn't use "With him being my good helper" at all.
 

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If you want to expand on the original information, use something like "His help will be very welcome and will make the gardening a lot easier". (There are lots of other options but your original is completely unnatural.) "You're a good helper" sounds like the sort of thing someone might say to a very young child who has just assisted with something (probably something pretty simple).
 

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I want to use a simple sentence to express the meaning of the compound sentence: Since he is my good helper, I won’t be worried about the work.
What about this sentence? Is it correct?
He being my good helper, I won’t be worried about the work.

Well, that's not a simple sentence, either. It seems very much like you're trying to make a participle phrase. Why?

I don't understand what a 'good helper' is. It sounds like a translation from Chinese.
 
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