having been participled?

Question

Is anything wrong in this sentence?

The enemy, beaten at every point, fled from the field.

According to my book it should instead be:

The enemy, having been beaten at every point, fled from the field.

Why?

There is only one subject in this sentence, so there should only be one verb; that is, fled.

How can we use having been + the past participle?

What’s the difference between the two sentence structures?

Ram Pillai · Answer

In the sentence "The enemy, beaten at every point, fled from the field", ...beaten at every point...is similar to "....having been beaten at every point..."

It is the passive form of 'having + 3rd form',

like "Having completed the work, he proceeded on leave", changing into "The work having been completed (by him), he proceeded on leave."

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