"Being" is wrong there - he wasn't "being" the first man on the moon.that's just who he is. It's often used hideously on the GMAT as a modifier for something that isn't at all temporary:īeing the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong. "Being" is properly used to express a temporary state. So having that extra moment of caution when, like in this case, you don't like the other answer choices.that's a nice competitive advantage. But I know there are questions out there where it's used correctly, and they're bound to be among the more difficult since most students know the "being is wrong!" principle. Here is a note on the use of being in this sentence by Brian:ĭon't get me wrong - if you eliminate "being" every time you'll be right on well over 90% of SC questions when you do so. In option (E), "in consideration for the new dam project" is bad diction.C uses "is providing" for data so it is incorrect.B and D use 'its' for data so they are incorrect.The nouns are present and the usage clarifies the antecedent. There is no ambiguity in the use of pronouns. Their, they - greatest importance will be of data, data will influence the decision The usage clarifies which pronoun refers to data and which refers to engineers. Antecedent of each pronoun is present in the sentence. I do not have my OG12 at hand right now but if you look for references of data, it is used as plural.Įven if you do not know this, the use of " theyinfluence the upcoming" should tell you that data is used in plural form here. It is treated as singular in informal writing but GMAT favors treating it as plural. In academic writing it is almost always treated as plural. (E) The data collected in the current geological survey provide a strong warning for engineers in consideration for the new dam project, but the greatest importance (D) The data collected in the current geological survey provides a strong warning for engineers in consideration of the new dam project, but its greatest importance (C) The data collected in the current geological survey is providing a strong warning for engineers as they consider the new dam project, but their greatest importance (B) The data being collected in the current geological survey provide a strong warning for engineers as they consider the new dam project, but its greatest importance (A) The data being collected in the current geological survey are providing a strong warning for engineers as they consider the new dam project, but their greatest importance The data being collected in the current geological survey are providing a strong warning for engineers as they consider the new dam project, but their greatest importance might lie in how they influence the upcoming decision by those same engineers on whether to retrofit 75 bridges in the survey zone.
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