Question

ゲストお

(７)の分詞構文の解説お願いしますｑ

1 Although
2 As long as
5 Whatsoever
No matter how
However
(6) Susan has little money because she (
2 always
1 almost
1
W (8) How much did the digital camera (
1 charge
(2)
cost
) works regularly any longer.
4 mostly
ほとんど~ない
(7) ( ) started raining the day before, the picnic was postponed.
1 Having
2 It has
3 It having
4 It
3 hardly
(12) The woman, (
1 such as
)?
3 pay
人が払う
(9) (
) with last year, statistics show a 15% reduction in burglary in this area.
1 Comparing
4 Compare
Compared 3 Having compared
「○○と比較すると」の慣用表現
(10) ( ) Mariko studied hard for the final examination, she could not pass it.
1 Even
2 Although
3 Since
4 If
(11) My friends hope you'll come back soon and (
1 I do so
2 I too so
3 so I do
4 value
).
so do I
) we believed was in her thirties, had three grandchildren.
2 what
4 whom
3 who
(東洋大)
(青山学院大)
(6) The ans
1 prep
(学習院大)
(南山大改)
(7) He's to
1 go
(関西学院大 )
(日本女子大)
(8) Do y
1h
(9) His
1
(10) T
重要

Answer 1

taka

(7) Because(接続詞) it (S1) had started(V1 大過去) raining the day before, the picnic(S2) was postponed(V2 過去).
→ 分詞構文に変換　①接続詞：不要　②主語：it≠the picnic →　そのまま残す　③動詞の時制：V1大過去はV2過去よりも古い時制 → 完了形の分詞(having ～ed)を使う
⇒ ③ It having started raining the day before, the picnic was postponed.
前日に雨が降り始めたので、ピクニックは延期になった。

現在使っている英文法参考書の『分詞』の中に「分詞構文」の説明があります。
最初から読んで、内容を確認してみてください。
分詞構文の仕組みが詳しく解説してあります。

参考にしてください。