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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of the crucial part of this sentence is that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today in the role of the father of the modem plastics industry.

Concepts tested here: Meaning + Awkwardness/Redundancy

• “being” is only to be used when it is part of a noun phrase or represents the passive continuous verb tense; the use of passive continuous must be justified in the context.

A: Correct. The sentence formed by this answer choice uses the phrase “celebrated as”, conveying the intended meaning – that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today in the role of the father of the modem plastics industry. Further, Option A is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.

B: This answer choice incorrectly uses the word “being”, leading to awkwardness and redundancy; remember, “being” is only to be used when it is part of a noun phrase or represents the passive continuous verb tense; the use of passive continuous must be justified in the context.

C: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “as he is considered”; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today because he is considered the father of modern plastic surgery; the intended meaning is that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today in the role of the father of the modem plastics industry.

D: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “for being considered”; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today because he is considered the father of modern plastic surgery; the intended meaning is that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today in the role of the father of the modem plastics industry.

E: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “for his being”; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today because he is considered the father of modern plastic surgery; the intended meaning is that Leo Baekeland is celebrated today in the role of the father of the modem plastics industry. Further, Option E uses the passive voice construction “for his being”, leading to awkwardness and redundancy.

Hence, A is the best answer choice.

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celebrated as the father of the modem physics is the correct construction. Option B, C, D,& E are wordy and awkward. So option A is the correct choice.

A.

As per the meaning of the sentence:

Leo Baekeland is considered as the father of the modem plastics industry. He was one of the rare inventors with a love of business,

The sentence is correct as it is. Correct use of "as"
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Correct Idiom: X is celebrated as Y , where X and Y need to be of similar format.


A. as : proper idiom, CORRECT.
B. as being : wrong idiom , INCORRECT.
C. as he is considered : wrong idiom.INCORRECT.
D. for being considered: wrong idiom .INCORRECT.
E. for his being:wrong idiom.INCORRECT.


Ans- A

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One of those rare inventors with a love of business, Leo Baekeland is celebrated today as the father of the modem plastics industry.

Regarded/celebrated idiomatically take "as" as the preposition. So, A is the clear winner here.

One of those rare inventors with a love of business, Leo Baekeland is celebrated today as the father of the modem plastics industry.

A. as

- "as" correclty compares "Leo baekeland" to the father of modern plastics industry

- Correct

B. as being

- usage of "being" is inappropriate

- Incorrect

C. as he is considered

- comparison error ; Incorrect


D. for being considered

- usage of "being" is inappropriate

- Incorrect

E. for his being

1. usage of "being" is inappropriate
2. usage of "his" is comparison error.

- Incorrect


IMO(A)

Here's the official explanation provided by the GMAC for this question:

This sentence states that Leo Baekeland is being celebrated for being or having been the father of the modern plastics industry. The underlined portion of the sentence must clearly, idiomatically, and succinctly express the intended meaning.

Option A: Correct. The phrase celebrated as is a clear, concise, and idiomatic expression meaning "celebrated for being or having been the position of."

Option B: The word being makes the sentence unnecessarily wordy, adding nothing to its meaning. Furthermore, the wording celebrated … as being is unidiomatic; either celebrated … for being or celebrated … as would be idiomatically standard.

Option C: The phrase as he is considered is both unnecessarily wordy and ambiguous; it could mean either "because he is considered" or "while he is considered."

Option D: The point of the sentence is that Leo Baekeland is being celebrated for actually being or having been the father of the modern plastics industry, not for merely being considered to be or have been its father.

Option E: The phrase for his being is an unnecessarily wordy substitute for as. In context, the word his is redundant and adds nothing to the phrase's meaning.

The correct answer is A.

Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.
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