BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Princeton Verbal1 Q33

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Source: — Sentence Correction |
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 343
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:28 pm
Thanked: 4 times

by arorag » Sun May 11, 2008 3:41 am
Correct idiom should be regarded as
Top
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 73
Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:28 am
Location: India
Thanked: 1 times
Followed by:1 members

by sandeep_chhabra » Sun May 11, 2008 3:44 am
you mean the answer should be C ??

i think C is not grammatically correct.

But why is "Considered" wrong??
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 146
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:13 pm
Thanked: 1 times

by s_raizada » Sun May 11, 2008 12:43 pm
A, E: incorrect idiom, correct idiom is regarded as
B: conisdered to be is wordy. on gmat consider must be used without to be
C: Idiom is correct but use of 'being' makes it wordy.
D: correct and concise

Hope it helps.
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 438
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:44 am
Thanked: 26 times

by chidcguy » Sun May 11, 2008 9:47 pm
sandeep_chhabra wrote:you mean the answer should be C ??

i think C is not grammatically correct.

But why is "Considered" wrong??
pure idiom Q

regarded X as Y is the correct idiom

considered X Y is the correct idiom

regarded that, regarded to be, considered to be are wrong

being is almost always wrong on the GMAT
Top
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 73
Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:28 am
Location: India
Thanked: 1 times
Followed by:1 members

by sandeep_chhabra » Mon May 12, 2008 12:07 am
pretty clear now..
Thanks :)
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1