the newspaper reported that（ having） the increase in the minimum wage,many people are still having t

题目

the newspaper reported that（ having） the increase in the minimum wage,many people are still having trouble making ends meet.
正确的应该是even with
having 是修饰 newspaper的,要想修饰people就要用介词with
请问having 为什么是修饰newspaper的?

答案

that 引导的宾语从句,前面的分句作的是伴随状语从句,也就与谓语动词同时进行的动作或状态,have（有）是没有进行时态的,所以我们很容易排除having,showing还可以接受,当然没介词结构作状语来得正式、得体.至于having...