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A recent news report noted that over the last ten years many soda manufacturers have more than doubled the prices of soda sold in vending machines even with the cost of manufacturing soda being less today than it did 10 years ago.
(A)even with the cost of manufacturing soda being less today
(B)even though soda costs less to manufacture today
(C)in spite of the cost of manufacturing soda being less today
(D)despite the cost of manufacturing soda,which is lower today
(E)despite the fact of manufacturing costs being less today
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(A)even with the cost of manufacturing soda being less today
(B)even though soda costs less to manufacture today
(C)in spite of the cost of manufacturing soda being less today
(D)despite the cost of manufacturing soda,which is lower today
(E)despite the fact of manufacturing costs being less today
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20 Apr 2013, 16:38
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Pardon my ignorance friend , but why should we avoid being always ? any special rule ?
Hi venkat18290, in most of the cases "being" is wrong and makes the sentence awkward.
I found an article by eGmat that states:
Correct Usage 1 - When Being is used as a noun. For example:
Being disrespectful to her elders is not an acceptable behavior.
Notice the subject here - being disrespectful to her elders
Correct Usage 2 - When passive continuous verb tense is required to communicate the meaning. For example:
The residents of this 100-year old apartment complex are being evacuated because of structural instability of the building.
Notice the verb tense here - are being evacuated - present continuous written in passive voice
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A recent news report noted that over the last ten years many soda manufacturers have more than doubled the prices of soda sold in vending machines even with the cost of manufacturing soda being less today than it did 10 years ago.
(A)even with the cost of manufacturing soda being less today than it did 10 years ago.
(B)even though soda costs less to manufacture today
(C)in spite of the cost of manufacturing soda being less today
(D)despite the cost of manufacturing soda,which is lower today
(E)despite the fact of manufacturing costs being less today
Don`t forget to give kudos if you find my post helpful
(A)even with the cost of manufacturing soda being less today than it did 10 years ago.
(B)even though soda costs less to manufacture today
(C)in spite of the cost of manufacturing soda being less today
(D)despite the cost of manufacturing soda,which is lower today
(E)despite the fact of manufacturing costs being less today
Don`t forget to give kudos if you find my post helpful
I think B is correct answer here very clearly.
A c and E are out for using "being"…always avoid it if you can.
D is out because "which" is modifying the manufacturing soda but "which" is supposed to modify the cost….So D is out.
The only answer left is B which is concise and clear.
Pardon my ignorance friend , but why should we avoid being always ? any special rule ?
