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In addition to being convenient, affordable, and versatile, legumes ar 11 Dec 2020, 00:40
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Project SC Butler: Day 142 Sentence Correction (SC1)


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In addition to being convenient, affordable, and versatile, legumes are also full of fiber, vitamins, key minerals, and plant protein, plus their antioxidant levels rival berries.

A) In addition to being convenient, affordable, and versatile, legumes are also full of fiber, vitamins, key minerals, and plant protein, plus their antioxidant levels rival berries

B) Legumes are not only convenient, affordable, and versatile but also are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, plant protein, and levels of antioxidants that rival those of berries

C) The convenient, affordable, and versatile legumes are, in addition to rivaling berries for antioxidant levels, full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant protein

D) Not only are they convenient, affordable, and versatile, legumes are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant protein, rivaling berries in antioxidant levels

E) Legumes, in addition to being convenient, affordable, and versatile, are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant protein and rival berries in antioxidant levels



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My Answer is E for the paraller form noun, noun, noun and noun and verb. However, my question is why being is correct here? is being correct when is only a transitory modifier?
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