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by magizhan » Wed May 12, 2010 8:16 pm
While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an Influential writer, his poem The wild Party inspired beat writer William Burroughs to begin his writing career

A. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an Influential writer
B. While many might not think of influential writer Joseph Moncure March
C. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March as an Influential writer
D. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March being an Influential writer
E. Although Joseph Moncure March was thought not to be an Influential writer by many

I encounter a lot of idioms as in the above question in SC. What is the best strategy to crack them? memorise all the GMAT idioms from A to Z? Please share any useful links or documents containing GMAT idioms.
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by krazy800 » Wed May 12, 2010 8:24 pm
Idiom: Think of X as Y

IMO C
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by neha.patni » Wed May 12, 2010 11:04 pm
magizhan wrote:While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an Influential writer, his poem The wild Party inspired beat writer William Burroughs to begin his writing career

A. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an Influential writer
B. While many might not think of influential writer Joseph Moncure March
C. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March as an Influential writer
D. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March being an Influential writer
E. Although Joseph Moncure March was thought not to be an Influential writer by many

I encounter a lot of idioms as in the above question in SC. What is the best strategy to crack them? memorise all the GMAT idioms from A to Z? Please share any useful links or documents containing GMAT idioms.
IMO C

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by magizhan » Thu May 13, 2010 6:59 am
Got this Idioms excel sheet in some forum. Should be highly helpful. Please make use of it.
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by hariharakarthi » Thu May 13, 2010 10:55 am
IMO C.

Idiom: think of X as Y

both X and Y should be parallel.

Joseph Moncure March _ Noun
an Influential writer _ Noun

Both the nouns can be in parallel.

What is the OA?
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by magizhan » Thu May 13, 2010 11:31 am
OA is C

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