Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s): _____ a good boy, he was given a prize.

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Use of English - 2017 Subject: English Language

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Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s):

_____ a good boy, he was given a prize.

Answer Details
The correct option to complete the sentence is "Being a good boy, he was given a prize." The word "being" is a present participle that functions as the subject of the sentence, indicating the reason for the action that follows. The past participle "been" is not appropriate in this sentence because it is used as the passive voice in conjunction with the auxiliary verb "have" or "had," which is not used in the sentence. Therefore, the correct option is "Being," which conveys the idea that the boy received a prize because he was a good boy.
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