Each of the following sentences has a highlighted word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the highlighted word belongs to.
Having finished her work, Sharmila left home at 8:00 PM.

Correct option is A

"Having" in "Having finished" is part of a present perfect participle phrase, indicating an action that was completed at a time in the past. It functions to describe the condition of "Sharmila" as having completed her work.