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by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:24 pm
Historically, GMAC has hated the word "being" when used as a verb. In almost every case where "being" has appeared, a different choice has been accredited.

In just about any guessing situation, answer choices containing "being" are a bad guess. "Being" is certainly grammatically correct in many sentences, but it's a poor stylistic choice on the GMAT.
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by ttv » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:05 am
Stuart Kovinsky wrote:Historically, GMAC has hated the word "being" when used as a verb. In almost every case where "being" has appeared, a different choice has been accredited.

In just about any guessing situation, answer choices containing "being" are a bad guess. "Being" is certainly grammatically correct in many sentences, but it's a poor stylistic choice on the GMAT.


so are there any specific sentences where i can use BEING ?
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by seekmba » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:43 pm
being should not be used generally coz it is both passive & redundant (in some cases)

however being (form of verb "to be") can be used in sentences where there is a need to emphasize on the ongoing nature of an action i.e progressive tenses.
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by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:00 am
seekmba wrote:being should not be used generally coz it is both passive & redundant (in some cases)

however being (form of verb "to be") can be used in sentences where there is a need to emphasize on the ongoing nature of an action i.e progressive tenses.
Right - the progressive tense is the one that often demands "being", for example "He is being a jerk."

However, it's exceedingly rare for the progressive to appear in the correct answer on the GMAT.
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