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by sanjib » Sat May 30, 2009 9:54 am
Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War, Horace Pippin, a Black American painter, worked by holding the brush in his right hand and guiding its movements with his left.
(A) Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War
(B) In spite of his right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War
(C) Because there had been a sniper’s bullet during the First World War that crippled his right hand and arm
(D) The right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War
(E) His right hand and arm crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War

the OA is E
why not B

Is it just because use of being we should eliminate B.

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by mbadrew » Sat May 30, 2009 10:42 am
Yes, all choices using the word being in this case should be eliminated. Because being is a "state". No let's examine choice C and E.

C--Awkward and wordy.

E--The dependent clause is in perfect allignment with the independent clause. The beginging of the sentence is the dependent clasue.

Always use process of elimination (POE). If you do that in this case, you can immediately cancel choices A,B,D. Then examine C and E. Now think about clarity and conciseness. E is a better choice.
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