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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,



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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,
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This one I don't get. Never seen anything like it.
A?
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I will eliminate C,D,E since they are too wordy and not precise.

I will chose either A or B. Both looks correct. I will drop B since it will make statement wordy and I want to save words.

So Best among A & B is A.
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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,
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A is correct for the tense problem in other cases.

since I am ............., i could ................had.............. doesnot fit to any tense rule. so A is left for us.
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A is the correct answer. B will change the meaning of the sentence.
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B. I thought "being" is an automatic red flag in GMAT verbal.
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do we have an OA?
"being" doesn't automatically mean that the answer is wrong.
If it is correctly used with the context of the sentence it is okay to use. Hence my answer is A.
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B. I thought "being" is an automatic red flag in GMAT verbal.
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Yes, being is a red flag on the GMAT. But not when it has been used correctly. Being is past participle of the verb BE and can be used as a regular adjective.

Being a realist is a participle phrase clearly modifying the subject of the sentence I.

The usage of being that's shunned by GMAT is when it is used in situations such as -

He left the meeting on his being told he was not required.

I hate being subjected to this kind of torture..

sort of as an auxiliary verb.
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B. I thought "being" is an automatic red flag in GMAT verbal.

Yes, being is a red flag on the GMAT. But not when it has been used correctly. Being is past participle of the verb BE and can be used as a regular adjective.

Being a realist is a participle phrase clearly modifying the subject of the sentence I.

The usage of being that's shunned by GMAT is when it is used in situations such as -

He left the meeting on his being told he was not required.

I hate being subjected to this kind of torture..

sort of as an auxiliary verb.
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Very Nice. I pickd A but was not very sure. Thanks for explanation.
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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,

A is correct for the tense problem in other cases.

since I am ............., i could ................had.............. doesnot fit to any tense rule. so A is left for us.
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Wouldn't we need "Been a realist" in a, for the same reasoning you have given??
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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,

A is correct for the tense problem in other cases.

since I am ............., i could ................had.............. doesnot fit to any tense rule. so A is left for us.

Wouldn't we need "Been a realist" in a, for the same reasoning you have given??
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Nope - BEING is used as an adjective so its devoid of any TENSE sense to it.
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The answer is A. No error.
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i thought original poster has already told us... answer is A
maybe we can have another confirmation :)
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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,
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Between A & B........i wud pick A, B seems awkward to me!
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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,

Between A & B........i wud pick A, B seems awkward to me!
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BINGO! OA is A........reasons for not picking B-wordy & changes the meaning of the sentence!
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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,

Between A & B........i wud pick A, B seems awkward to me!

BINGO! OA is A........reasons for not picking B-wordy & changes the meaning of the sentence!

Can you tell what is the changed meaning in "B" ?
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"Since" over here means more of a causality relationship, which is not required & also usage of I is wordy & awkward!

I hope this will help!
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Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,

Between A & B........i wud pick A, B seems awkward to me!

BINGO! OA is A........reasons for not picking B-wordy & changes the meaning of the sentence!

Can you tell what is the changed meaning in "B" ?

"Since" over here means more of a causality relationship, which is not required & also usage of I is wordy & awkward!

I hope this will help!
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Still not convinced...How the meaning is changed?

I eliminated B because --Since is used with ongoing action started in past .
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[quote="singh_amit19"][quote="singh_amit19"][quote="mexicanhoney"]Being a realist, I could not accept her statement that supernatural beings had caused a disturbance.

(a) Being a realist,
(b) Since I am a realist,
(c) Being that I am a realist,
(d) Being as I am a realist,
(e) Realist that I am,

Between A & B........i wud pick A, B seems awkward to me!

BINGO! OA is A........reasons for not picking B-wordy & changes the meaning of the sentence!

Can you tell what is the changed meaning in "B" ?[/quote]

"Since" over here means more of a causality relationship, which is not required & also usage of I is wordy & awkward!

I hope this will help![/quote]

Still not convinced...How the meaning is changed?

I eliminated B because --Since is used with ongoing action started in past .[/quote]

Over here "Since" is not used to refer to a time point; it's used to signify causality, which is not required!.........thats' why using option B, statement seems incomplete.

While option A is a simple straight statement! That's what author wants over here!



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