Anshul1223333 wrote:
in A] is 'IT' working as a placeholder.
also, I often get confused with the stylistic modifier 'having contributed' i.e of the type - ''ing+ed verbal''.Could you please share examples when the usage is correct and whennot?
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To answer your query, yes; in Option A, "it" is a placeholder pronoun.
Further, the "present participle ("verb+ing") + past participle" construction is an adverbial modifier; in modifying
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