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Althought vs Despite - Ans : D, but what is wrong with E?

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by hkstrz » Mon May 07, 2012 3:23 am
17. Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered by some musicologists
to be the last great composer of the Classical era.
"¢ Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered by some musicologists
to be the last great composer of the Classical era.
"¢ Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered the last great composer
of the Classical era by some musicologists.
"¢ Although his status is traditionally as the first great Romantic composer, Beethoven is considered as being the last
great composer of the Classical era by some musicologists.
"¢ Despite his traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, Beethoven is considered the last great composer
of the Classical era by some musicologists.
"¢ Although he is traditionally considered to be the first great Romantic composer, some musicologists consider Beethoven as the last great composer of the Classical era.
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by karthikgmat » Mon May 07, 2012 4:32 am
Is it E? Tough to choose between D and E.

I didnt like " by some " in D.
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by GmatKiss » Mon May 07, 2012 5:54 am
Please take sometime to underline the part of the question under study.
Also please reveal the OA only in spoiler
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by theperegrine » Mon May 07, 2012 7:16 am
Considered 'to be' is wrong in E.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon May 07, 2012 7:35 am
theperegrine wrote:Considered 'to be' is wrong in E.
It is, but this is one that trips up a lot of people because it's used so commonly.
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by confuse mind » Mon May 07, 2012 3:58 pm
Can you please refrain from posting correct answer in the subject itself. Use spoiler for the answer in the post please.
hkstrz wrote:17. Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered by some musicologists
to be the last great composer of the Classical era.
"¢ Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered by some musicologists
to be the last great composer of the Classical era.
"¢ Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered the last great composer
of the Classical era by some musicologists.
"¢ Although his status is traditionally as the first great Romantic composer, Beethoven is considered as being the last
great composer of the Classical era by some musicologists.
"¢ Despite his traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, Beethoven is considered the last great composer
of the Classical era by some musicologists.
"¢ Although he is traditionally considered to be the first great Romantic composer, some musicologists consider Beethoven as the last great composer of the Classical era.
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by confuse mind » Mon May 07, 2012 4:03 pm
Can someone please tell the difference between B and D and why to choose one over the other.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon May 07, 2012 6:21 pm
confuse mind wrote:Can someone please tell the difference between B and D and why to choose one over the other.
B uses the pronoun "his" without a noun for it to refer to; Beethoven is used as an adjective.
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