A small note about the use of being. Being is acceptable in two situations, namely, first, when it is part of a substantive noun and when that noun is followed by a verb and second when being is used in a passive voice.
Examples: 1. Being unduly chauvinistic or jingoistic will lead to disharmony.
2. GMAT can be fairly confidently attempted anyone, it the course is being pursued with diligence
In all other instances, especially when 'being' is used as a modifier, it is redundant and incorrect.
Being a Sunday, the library was closed.
(A) Being a Sunday, the library was closed -- Being modifies the library and absurdly means that Sunday is a library.
(B) It being a Sunday, the library was closed -- the same issue as in A.
(C) The library, being a Sunday, was closed. -- Being modifies the Library.
(D) Since it was a Sunday, library was closed.-- The only somewhat sensible
(E) The library was closed, being a Sunday. -the modifier modifies the library's closure.
This question is awful and more pointedly it is tagged a 700 level question.The four choices other than D including the supposedly correct choice B fail by the same modifier foul.
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