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In 1791 Robert Carter

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by BlueDragon2010 » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:03 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
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by Patrick_GMATFix » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:14 pm
This tests modifiers; the underlined portion must accurately modify the main clause by describing the effect of the main clause. The idiom "consider X" is also tested. The answer is A. I go through the question in detail in the full solution below (taken from the GMATFix App).

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