Source: Official Guide for the GMAT 13th Ed. Sentence Correction; #53 Official Guide for the GMAT 2015 14th Ed. Sentence Correction; #53

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The nineteenth-century chemist Humphry Davy presented the

The nineteenth-century chemist Humphry Davy presented the results of his early experiments in his "Essay on Heat and Light." a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to found.

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Shray Taneja

For answer choice E.. we need a noun modifier to modify the noun essay.however comma ing is an adverbial modifer.please let know if I am right.
2. All the chemistry done.done is awkward here.

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Mike McGarry, Magoosh Tutor

May 22, 2013 • Comment

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