The suspect denied ______ anywhere near the scene of the crime.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. having been
- Step 1: 'Deny' takes a gerund, and the perfect gerund fits an earlier event.
Answer
having been.
Why not the others: "have been" is wrong because the bare infinitive cannot follow 'deny'. "to have been" is wrong because 'deny' is followed by a gerund. "to be" is wrong because 'deny' is followed by a gerund.
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