A) Published in Harlem, the owner and editor of The Messenger were two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.
modification err: the messanger should be the sub after comma


(8) Published in Harlem, two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, were the owner and editor of The Messenger.
two young journalists were not published same err as A

(C) Published in Harlem, The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and Chandler Owen.
correct

(0) The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and published in Harlem.
modifier and sub should be kept as close as possible.....this s/c is passive

(E) The owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, The Messenger was published in Harlem.
passive
odd construction

IMO (C)..

Here

(A) Published in Harlem, the owner and editor of The Messenger were two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.

(8) Published in Harlem, two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, were the owner and editor of The Messenger.

(C) Published in Harlem, The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and Chandler Owen.---- Published in harlem should be near to " the messenger".. which is published.. " who would later..." only modifies A Randolph..., hence shold be near to that.

(0) The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and published in Harlem.

(E) The owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, The Messenger was published in Harlem. -- Being is avoided.

In choice E, is "being" actually used in an incorrect way here, and not just avoided like the plague as it usually is?

"Being" is used awkwardly in E. You're right that it usually IS a plague , but there ARE instances where "being" could be correct, such as when it is used as a modifier or used as a gerund.

Being lazy, he decided not to do his homework.

(Used as a noun/gerund)

The house was being renovated.

(Here being is 'being' used as a modifier, so it's ok!)

"Being" is never the ACTUAL reason to eliminate an answer choice, but it is usually indicative of wordiness, passive voice, or another 'style' error.

OPTION E "The owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, The Messenger was published in Harlem" is wrong because of three reasons-

1. passive
2. ambiguous "his" and
3. usage of "being"

mgmt_gmat wrote:IMO (C)..

Here

(A) Published in Harlem, the owner and editor of The Messenger were two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.

(8) Published in Harlem, two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, were the owner and editor of The Messenger.

(C) Published in Harlem, The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and Chandler Owen.---- Published in harlem should be near to " the messenger".. which is published.. " who would later..." only modifies A Randolph..., hence shold be near to that.

(0) The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and published in Harlem.

(E) The owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, The Messenger was published in Harlem. -- Being is avoided.

The only confusion with C is 'and Chandler Owen' the placement of this phrase doesnt make sense at the end for some reason. Shouldnt this be with after ' The Messenger was edited by two young journalists' ???

Went with C by POE!

IMO : C... modifiers placed correctly

komal wrote:Published in Harlem, the owner and editor of The Messenger were two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.

(A) Published in Harlem, the owner and editor of The Messenger were two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.

(8) Published in Harlem, two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, were the owner and editor of The Messenger.

(C) Published in Harlem, The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and Chandler Owen.

(0) The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and published in Harlem.

(E) The owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, The Messenger was published in Harlem.

OA C

C it is!