<p>Can anyone be sOOOOOO nice to answer my question? Thanx.
1.A chemical reaction takes place whenever atom bonds are broken or made,either spontaneously or with design: atoms rearrange themselves and create new substances from the original ones, which are called the reactants.
A takes place B with design C rearrange D which are called E no error</p>
<p>2 When it debuted, the show was criticized by the press for being sophomoric; by the time the show reached its third season, however, some critics came to appreciate the redeeming
freatures of this witty comedy.
A debuted, the show B for being C by the time the show reached its third season D came E no error
ANSWER: B B
Can anyone explain why?Thanx.</p>
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<li><p>B because “with design” isn’t really colloquial – it should be “by design.”</p></li>
<li><p>No idea why “for being” is wrong… maybe it would be better to change it to “criticized as sophomoric” or something… where did you get this question?</p></li>
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<p>The preposition to use there is determined by the tense of the preceding verb. If the phrase had been:</p>
<p>“the plan will be criticized ___ being foolish”, “for being” is acceptable.</p>
<p>But the example is past tense (“the show was criticized…”), so the sophomoric quality is already part of the criticism - now, it describes the show AS it is, not FOR the way it might be.</p>
<p>I believe strunk and white will back me up on this.</p>