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by Abdulla » Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:19 pm
Caesarea was Herod's city, founded as a Romanized counterweight to Hebraic Jerusalem, and being such it was regarded with loathing by the devout.

a) being such
b) as such
c) for this
d) so
e) so being


Is it the Only case that we have to use the passive voice on it?
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Re: Caesarea

by parallel_chase » Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:51 pm
Abdulla wrote:Caesarea was Herod's city, founded as a Romanized counterweight to Hebraic Jerusalem, and being such it was regarded with loathing by the devout.

a) being such
b) as such
c) for this
d) so
e) so being


Is it the Only case that we have to use the passive voice on it?
We already have two independent clauses joined by [comma+and]

Therefore, we dont need another cordinating conjunction to separate them.

This eliminates C, D & E

Option A is clearly wordy.

Hence, B should be the answer.

Even if we dont look at the independent clauses, options D & E can be easily eliminated because we dont need any cause & effect.



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by iamcste » Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:57 pm
"so..that" is right construction ,Being is wordy

left with B and C


C-"This" as a demontrative pronoun doesnot have any referrent or thing to demonstrate

B fits the bill
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by Abdulla » Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:37 pm
I don't know the OA.. I got this question from takegmat.com

Can you guys answer me .. is the only use of the passive voice when the non underline portion passive ? If yes , in this case we must use passive voice, so why we eliminate being?
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Re: Caesarea

by logitech » Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:15 pm
Abdulla wrote:Caesarea was Herod's city, founded as a Romanized counterweight to Hebraic Jerusalem, and being such it was regarded with loathing by the devout.

a) being such
b) as such
c) for this
d) so
e) so being


Is it the Only case that we have to use the passive voice on it?
B for me.

As such used like a pronoun for Romanized counterweight to Hebraic Jerusalem and it refers Caesarea .

C is attractive too..FOR THIS could be used as BECAUSE OF THIS.

But I will go with B
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by iamcste » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:16 pm
Abdulla wrote:I don't know the OA.. I got this question from takegmat.com

Can you guys answer me .. is the only use of the passive voice when the non underline portion passive ? If yes , in this case we must use passive voice, so why we eliminate being?
Check the correct usage of "Being" in Sumits notes

I recall, Being is ok when "with"+ something

Anways, in this sentence, Being doesnt suit.
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by Abdulla » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:31 pm
iamcste wrote:
Abdulla wrote:I don't know the OA.. I got this question from takegmat.com

Can you guys answer me .. is the only use of the passive voice when the non underline portion passive ? If yes , in this case we must use passive voice, so why we eliminate being?
Check the correct usage of "Being" in Sumits notes

I recall, Being is ok when "with"+ something

Anways, in this sentence, Being doesnt suit.
What is that ? ( sumit's note )
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by iamcste » Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:11 am
https://www.beatthegmat.com/verbal-strat ... t2086.html


refer here for the notes referred above
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by Abdulla » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:54 am
Oooh , its Amazing... Thank you bro
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