I picked E simply because robert is a person, not chemistry

initially went with a...but then when u read the full sentence,i feel e implies the correct meaning...but not sure if critiquing is the right usage?my opinion e...

I like your questioning!..

1. "critiquing" is unheard of for me ..it's not idiomatic/proper use.
2. Also, even if "critiquing " is acceptable, the whole sentence in E is very clumsy! (his own envisioning of a new chem Davey hoped to...)(remember the 3Cs..concise, clarity,..)
3. E..The nineteenth-century chemist Humphry Davy presented the results of his early
experiments in his “Essay on Heat and Light,” critiquing all the chemistry done since Robert Boyle as well as his own
envisioning of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to found.
A..The nineteenth-century chemist Humphry Davy presented the results of his early
experiments in his “Essay on Heat and Light,” a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to found.

Now , look at the total meaning of A and E:
A implies that Davey, in his book, criticized work in chem since RB and proposed a new vision for chem that he hoped to be the founder of.
E implies that Davey, in his book, criticized work in chem since RB and also his own new vision for chem ..
Do you think any body in his sound mind will criticize his own vision while he was introducing it ?? does it sound logical ???
From 1, 2, and 3: I still go with A. with the minor req below:
note:Also, in “Essay on Heat and Light,” the comma after light should be out of "" for A to be correct. I assumed it was a typo and picked A.

I could be wrong but this is from what I know ..

Waiting for the OA and any better explanations!

...from Robert Boyle forward...is not proper use
(who the hell writes/talks like that ?)

I agree with A. I know that it isn't the best explanation, but "critiquing" just doesn't sound right.
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Let's break it down

D&E are wrong, critiquing is wrong because Davy should be doing the critiquing not his work
Also in D:

also chemistry "from Robert Boyle forward" is not a concise way to express that thought

Also in E:

"as his own
envisioning of"

wordy should be more concise ( as well as his vision )

B is wrong because:

" chemistry following Robert Boyle " - chemistry is not following him...creepy

"also his envisioning of " - again envisioning of is not as concise as his vision

C is wrong because:

critque should be parallel to vision , it is not


A is right, it corrects these elements - "since robert boyle" is prefferable to all the others that try to express that thought , a critque parallel to a vision

yes because found here is not the past of find. Found is a verb that means establish, and is in its present tense

lol your welcome notahug, you click the +1 next to the persons name on the post

Bud, I question that.
"and also" in B is not correct.

oops it is in the 32 Tests Set. Where you got B is OA?
I would not agree with B though