The artist Pierre-Auguste Renior's last word was "flowers," spoken as a bouquet consisting of roses just picked from his garden were arranged in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.
a/ as a bouquet consisting of roses just picked from his garden were arranged
b/ as a bouquet of roses, just picked from his garden, were arranged
c/ as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
d/ during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses, just picked from his garden
e/ while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked, from his garden
Answer is: C
This is an official practice exam question. I'd like to know more about why option C is correct - I have read a lot that the word "being" is not looked upon fondly on the test. I'm assuming this is the best answer because of verb tense, but when is being correct and not correct on the GMAT?
a/ as a bouquet consisting of roses just picked from his garden were arranged
b/ as a bouquet of roses, just picked from his garden, were arranged
c/ as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
d/ during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses, just picked from his garden
e/ while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked, from his garden
Answer is: C
This is an official practice exam question. I'd like to know more about why option C is correct - I have read a lot that the word "being" is not looked upon fondly on the test. I'm assuming this is the best answer because of verb tense, but when is being correct and not correct on the GMAT?
