I think 'E' is the best!

(Actually I selected 'B' first )

I think B should be it. It is very concise and conveys the meaning well. OA / OE pls

hkm,

'B' actually is very concise but ...I guess use of "economical" is wrong.

"economical consideration" - consideration is economically good OR cheaper.

"economic consideration" - consideration w.r.t. economy of the country.

Just checked the sc 1000 and the OA is E.
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I went with E for 2 reasons

1. the diff between "economical" and "economic", the former implies being cheap, which ofcourse is not what the sentence wishes to convey and "economic" implies something to do with economics - which is what we want, so A,B and C are ruled out

2. the sentence implies that the nations "realized" about the finite supply of oil and so the usage of "that"

E satisfies both.

Hi,
I still not sure about D vs. E.
1) In E I see the problem, that it changes a meaning, according what has become, supply or that the supply is finite. D has original meaning.

D The supply of oil being finite has become an economic
E That the supply of oil is finite has become an economic

2)
Will it be right if we add commas?
The supply of oil, being finite, has become an economic

Thanx
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I still dont see any substantial explanation that explains the difference between D and E.With tommy wallach gone after the argument between kaplan and manhattan, there are hardly active experts there who we can seek help from .
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Hey everyone,

Looks like this thread is a real blast from the past - 4 years old! Like the World Cup, though, I think it makes sense to bring it back up every even-numbered-but-not-divisible-by-4th year!

To add to the "be wary of the word 'being'" mentality, let me show you why it's not a great word choice here (and how it fits into the well-known GMAT error hierarchy):

"Being" is the present-tense form of the verb "to be"; you'd use it when something is currently (but not always) happening:

My daughter is being a brat. ---> That's correct; she's not ALWAYS a brat, but is just being that way right now.

Being female, my daughter... ---> That's not correct. She's not temporarily "being" female - she just "is" female.
As a female, my daughter... ----> That's correct, a way of restating the previous modifier to make logical sense.



Now, as far as this question, the difference between D and E is that D says:

The supply of oil being finite...

and E says:

That the supply of oil is finite

Is the finite supply a temporary thing? No - "finite" is a permanent condition; if it were to become "infinite" than the original classification of "finite" is completely wrong. "Finite" is an essence thing...it either is or it isn't, but that won't change (much like using "ser" instead of "estar" in Spanish - "ser" is a permanent, essence-based condition; "estar", with its potential for change, is the "being" form of "to be").

So D is DEFINITELY wrong - not because "being" is awkward or less preferred...because it's in an illogical, incorrect verb tense here. That's why E is correct.
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@VeritasPrepBrian- Very nice explanation. Can you provide some more examples of 'correct' usage of the word 'being' in GMAT SC questions?
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