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19 Nov 2019, 04:07
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The Beatles were to be honored on account they bolstered the sagging British economy.
(A) on account they bolstered
(B) being that they bolstered
(C) when they bolstered
(D) the reason being on account of their bolstering
(E) since they bolstered
(A) on account they bolstered
(B) being that they bolstered
(C) when they bolstered
(D) the reason being on account of their bolstering
(E) since they bolstered
Source: Master GMAT
21 Nov 2019, 11:17
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Official Explanation
The underlined portion of this sentence is a subordinate (or dependent) clause, that is, one that cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence but which must be joined to an independent or other dependent clause by a subordinate conjunction.
Both (C) and (E) introduce the clause by a subordinate conjunction (when and since). Since the relationship between the two clauses of the sentence is one of cause and effect, since is a better word than when. On account, if used at all, should be in the form on account of; furthermore, since of is a preposition, it must take an object, for example, “their bolstering of the sagging British economy.” Being that is not acceptable in Standard Written English as a substitute for since or because.
Choice (D) is redundant (the reason being and on account of say the same thing).
The correct answer is (E).
The underlined portion of this sentence is a subordinate (or dependent) clause, that is, one that cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence but which must be joined to an independent or other dependent clause by a subordinate conjunction.
Both (C) and (E) introduce the clause by a subordinate conjunction (when and since). Since the relationship between the two clauses of the sentence is one of cause and effect, since is a better word than when. On account, if used at all, should be in the form on account of; furthermore, since of is a preposition, it must take an object, for example, “their bolstering of the sagging British economy.” Being that is not acceptable in Standard Written English as a substitute for since or because.
Choice (D) is redundant (the reason being and on account of say the same thing).
The correct answer is (E).
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