[Video] Q43: No change or in being or to be or be

Answer Choices

  • NO CHANGE

  • in being

  • to be

  • be

Explanation for Question 43 From the Writing Section on the 2019 April Sat

All right. Question number 43. We're trying to figure out the correct tense of 2 this verb to be the sentence reads. 3 Despite these challenges, it is important for drones being integrated into the agricultural 4 system. So this sentence doesn't quite make sense as is we're going to eliminate 5 the no change option. Let's read out some of these other answer choices to 6 see what sounds like the best fit choice B reads. 7 Despite these challenges. It is important for drones in being integrated into the agricultural 8 system. Again, doesn't make sense. 9 Um, and being as actually maybe a bit worse than being, 10 um, the reason that being doesn't work by the way is also that, 11 um, it doesn't, it doesn't establish an active verb. 12 Every sentence needs to have an active verb. 13 So being here isn't, if we said our being or is, 14 um, or are, that would be an active verb, 15 but this sentence, um, 16 doesn't have that, that active portion. 17 We do have, it is important here. So there is as an active verb, 18 um, but we also need another active verb here for drones, 19 what integrated. Um, 20 so because we're missing that, 21 um, active for it, 22 doesn't really make sense. Uh, answer choice C says two B this would 23 read, despite these challenges, it is important for drones to be integrated into the 24 agricultural system. That's our answer choice. 25 Um, this is the most clear way of asserting that drones need to be 26 integrated into the agricultural system and answer choic...

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