So many faculty members（ ）, the meeting had to be put off.
A、
had been absent
B、
to be absent
C、
being absent
D、
were absent
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：
本题考查独立分词结构。
so many faculty members是名词词组逻辑主语，being absent 是分词作非谓语动词，整个独立分词结构作原因状语。故选C。
句意：由于许多教员缺席，会议不得不推迟。
So many faculty members（ ）, the meeting had to be put off.
So many faculty members（ ）, the meeting had to be put off.
had been absent
to be absent
being absent
were absent
本题考查独立分词结构。
so many faculty members是名词词组逻辑主语，being absent 是分词作非谓语动词，整个独立分词结构作原因状语。故选C。
句意：由于许多教员缺席，会议不得不推迟。