So with this question it's easy to eliminate A & B since the modifier is incorrect. Having lived-->Paul Gaugin. The second thing to assess is the modifier for Tahiti, which needs to be Tahiti-->where. That means we can eliminate C.

E has a meaning issue. He didn't have difficulty readjusting because of the hectic pace, he had difficulty adjusting TO the hectic place. His difficulty was because of the difference between Tahiti and Paris.

Therefore, D.

imskpwr wrote:Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.

I will go with D

machichi wrote:So with this question it's easy to eliminate A & B since the modifier is incorrect. Having lived-->Paul Gaugin. The second thing to assess is the modifier for Tahiti, which needs to be Tahiti-->where. That means we can eliminate C.

E has a meaning issue. He didn't have difficulty readjusting because of the hectic pace, he had difficulty adjusting TO the hectic place. His difficulty was because of the difference between Tahiti and Paris.

Therefore, D.

Not getting. Need more explanation, please.

imskpwr wrote:Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.

having broken the window,nikki was terrified all night.

we use having + past participle
1.to show a completed action that happened prior to the main or primary action and provide a context for the primary action.
2. to modify the doer of the primary action.

here,
having lived for several years in tahiti,paul gauguin..................
here living was done before.so having lived shows a prior completed action.

having lived ... serves as a modifier for "paul gauguin"

having lived.... provides a context for the primary action "had difficulty readjusting....."

now looking at the options-

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.(where life was slow... modifies several yearseliminate it

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.(where life was slow... modifies several yearseliminate it

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.(where life was slow... modifies several years)eliminate it

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace(things are fine except difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace . we have a clear construction in option d with perfect meaning )eliminate it too

for far better explanation on the use of HAVING, refer to https://www.beatthegmat.com/diesel-engin ... 88260.html. it contains an excellent post by mitch.

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What exactly don't you get?

alex.gellatly wrote:

Not getting. Need more explanation, please.

What exactly don't you get?

I feel that it's not clear whether the prepositional phrase "because of..." is modifying "RETURNING" or "READJUSTING". I eliminated this option based on this reasoning, but in nobody's reply I found such a reasoning.

Just want to validate whether we all are thinking alike i.e., whether such a reasoning is correct.