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Being able to F1

Not being able to F1

[*Being able to speak several dialects and languages] *puts Alice in the advantageous position as a tour guide.

[F2……………………………………………]singular verb………………………..

=======subject-verb agreement  (double check and see if it is true)

1.   Being able to swim so well, [Ramah] always takes part in the swimming competitions.                                                     &

2.   Ramah always takes part in the swimming competitions,  being able to swim so well.

3.   Ramah, being able to swim so well, always takes part in the swimming competitions.

*As *Ramah is able to swim so well, he always takes part in the swimming competitions. 

It is a complex sentence.  “As Ramah is able to swim so well” is a subordinate clause and “he always takes part in ……….” the main clause.

The subjects of both clauses refer to the same person “Raman”.  In the case like this,  you may treat the subordinate clause / adverbial clause “As Ramah is able to swim so well ”, just omit “As Raman…..” and change “is” into “being”.  That’s it.

Now “being able to swim so well” has changed “the status” from an adverbial clause which has the subject and a verb into an adverbial phrase which has no subject.

A phrase is just a string of related words like “in the kitchen, at the airport,  an old car, very carefully, very careful, take part, put on……………………..”

Hence you may put the adverbial phrase “being able to swim………” in front of the sentence (1); at the back of the sentence (2) and immediately after the subject (3).