Combine the following pair of sentences by making use of a participle.
Someone knocked at the door. So I opened it.
Opening the door, someone knocked it.
Someone having knocked at the door, I opened it.
Having someone knocked at the door, I opened it.
The door opening, someone knocked it.
A
Opening the door, someone knocked it.
B
Having someone knocked at the door, I opened it.
C
Someone having knocked at the door, I opened it.
D
The door opening, someone knocked it.
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A gerund is a form of a verb used as a noun, whereas a participle is a form of verb used as an adjective or as a verb in conjunction with an auxiliary verb.
The correct option is option C as 'having' here acts as a participle.
The incorrect options are:
A and D - As the meaning and structure of the sentence has changed. It shows the door was opened first and knocked later, which is incorrect.
B - 'Having' acts like a gerund here. Also the tense of the sentence is incorrect.
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