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by arorag » Sun May 11, 2008 3:41 am
Correct idiom should be regarded as
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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??
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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.
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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
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by sandeep_chhabra » Mon May 12, 2008 12:07 am
pretty clear now..
Thanks :)
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