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by amitu » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:38 pm
In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and
neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally
considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as

what is the diff between ioption A and B ? expert please reply .
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by siddus » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:53 pm
@amitu, sorry I am not an expert but I will try and help you on this one...

I think the correct idiom is "Consider X Y", applied here should read "consider slaves his property". So A seems to be a better choice than B...not to say that B is grammatically incorrect...

Considered as, considered to be etc. just add extra syllables to the sentence and should be avoided.
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by amitu » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:04 pm
dont mind for the expert

my doubt is what diffence who makes to the option
a)setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
b) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
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by siddus » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:11 pm
No offense taken..

Personally I don't feel that the pronoun "who" makes any difference here..

We could well have written option B as "setting free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered as". It would make the sentence more wordier...giving us more reasons to reject it..

Lets wait and watch what others have to say
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by uwhusky » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:15 pm
A) setting free the more than 500 slaves
B) setting free more than the 500 slaves

A says that there are more than 500 slaves that were set free by Robert Carter III. B says that Robert Carter III is setting free more than the 500 slaves and implying that he's also setting free something else.
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by kvcpk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:16 pm
I will also wait for some expert opinion on this case.
I also have an additional query on the usage of:
"the more than 500 slaves " and
"more than the 500 slaves "

Are both of these usages correct? Can someone explain?

Thanks in Advance!!
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by siddus » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:45 pm
@kvcpk

I think uwhusky has answered your question correctly...

"set free more than 500 slaves", would mean that he set free the 500 slaves in addition to something else.
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by kvcpk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:50 pm
siddus wrote:@kvcpk

I think uwhusky has answered your question correctly...

"set free more than 500 slaves", would mean that he set free the 500 slaves in addition to something else.
yeah.. both of us posted at the same time.. so couldnt check that.. thanks again!!
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:52 pm
here your question is diff between A and B which u already told.

the 500 slaves doesnt seem correct
the more than 500 slaves gives correct picture

what is oa?
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by The Jock » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:53 pm
My Take: B
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by amitu » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:58 pm
OA A
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by mohit11 » Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:53 pm
amitu wrote:In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and
neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally
considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as

what is the diff between ioption A and B ? expert please reply .
Correct idiom is Consider (Nothing) .. Consider as, Consider to be etc are incorrect. Down to A and D

, ing construction in this case modifies the entire preceding clause. "Filing a deed of emancipation", it indicates that by filing the deed led to slaves to be freed.

D broadly alters the intended meaning and destroys parallelism. it indicates that Mr X stunned everyone by doing A and B / A - filling the deed and setting free... usage "set free" in D is not parallel with filing . Further, A led to B and hence -ing construction is preferable.

Answer - A
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by martin.jonson007 » Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:45 am
mohit11 wrote:
amitu wrote:In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and
neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally
considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as

what is the diff between ioption A and B ? expert please reply .
Correct idiom is Consider (Nothing) .. Consider as, Consider to be etc are incorrect. Down to A and D

, ing construction in this case modifies the entire preceding clause. "Filing a deed of emancipation", it indicates that by filing the deed led to slaves to be freed.

D broadly alters the intended meaning and destroys parallelism. it indicates that Mr X stunned everyone by doing A and B / A - filling the deed and setting free... usage "set free" in D is not parallel with filing . Further, A led to B and hence -ing construction is preferable.

Answer - A
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by RumpelThickSkin » Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:56 am
mohit11 wrote:
amitu wrote:In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and
neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally
considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as

what is the diff between ioption A and B ? expert please reply .
Correct idiom is Consider (Nothing) .. Consider as, Consider to be etc are incorrect. Down to A and D

, ing construction in this case modifies the entire preceding clause. "Filing a deed of emancipation", it indicates that by filing the deed led to slaves to be freed.

D broadly alters the intended meaning and destroys parallelism. it indicates that Mr X stunned everyone by doing A and B / A - filling the deed and setting free... usage "set free" in D is not parallel with filing . Further, A led to B and hence -ing construction is preferable.

Answer - A
Abosultely! once u know this. This question takes max 20-30 seconds to solve.
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by kvcpk » Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:38 am
Good Job mohit11
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