"Étant malade, je ne peux pas travailler."

Translation: Being sick, I cannot work.

[Jamie281165]

According to my french schoolbook "While being sick, I cannot work" should be acceptable
Has anyone tried it?

[lapetitefilleAA]

i was marked wrong saying "by being sick, i cannot work" ? When i should say being sick, and when by being sick?

[georgeoftruth]

"Being sick" is simply a description. Adding the "by" to become "by being sick" indicates a method, purpose, or instruction. In other words, you're telling yourself to get sick when you're not. This does not make sense, and it is not the intended meaning of the French sentence.

[AlanIlling]

"Being sick, I am not able to work" should be accepted and is absolutely accurate to the French

[georgeoftruth]

That is already accepted. Incidentally, I saw a typo in a report the day you posted your comment: "bring" instead of "being". The software wouldn't like that.