A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains

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A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy.

I could narrow it down to C and E. E is wrong because the modifier is not near to genmai-cha but in C isn't that "it" in second part of the sentence ambigous??????
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by ankurmit » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:41 am
IMO C

Correct Idiom is ' Considered X Y'

C is clear answer and 'It' refers to green tea genmai-cha (subject of sentence )
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:45 am
still i am doubtful because "it" can refer to "brown rice" also....................

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by Kimberlly01 » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:19 pm
A: consider as <-- wrong
B: consider to be <-- Although "consider to be" is ok but it will never be correct in GMAT
D: awkward (consider as)
E: Didn't use "consider as" or "consider to be" , howerver it uses wrong subject. After "though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama", it should be Genmai-cha not most Japanese.

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by atulmangal » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:41 pm
Kimberlly01 wrote:A: consider as <-- wrong
B: consider to be <-- Although "consider to be" is ok but it will never be correct in GMAT
I don't think this point is valid. Actually, if it would be

Consider X to be Y, then i think it gonna be correct, even in GMAT also..

I read somewhere Consider should be followed by a noun first, that's why "Consider To Be" is wrong and "Consider X to be Y" is correct....but it doesn't mean that "Consider X as Y" is correct, its wrong

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by jaymw » Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:06 am
Here's my take:

consider X Y is the correct idiom.

consider X as Y is definitely wrong.

consider X to be Y is not really wrong, but, as we all know, the GMAT likes concision and because consider X Y expresses the exact same meaning but uses fewer words, it is the better option.

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