English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
With or without -ing?
I am not ~hearing~ you from here (nonstandard).
I cannot hear you from here (standard).
This was done with a view to ~determine~ the cause of the agitation (nonstandard).
This was done with a view to determining the cause of the agitation (standard).
~Haven been~ told the reason, he left immediately (nonstandard).
~Haven being~ told the reason, he left immediately (standard).
Having being told the reason, he left immediately (standard).
GAB
I think this haven being or having been needs to be reconsidered, or give more clarification as to why they are so.
Thanks.
What about:
Having been told the reason, he left immediately.
Is it standard?