Simple SC that I got wrong. Is it me or the source?

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Vemuri: Legendary Member; Posts: 682; Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:40 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 32 times

by Vemuri » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:04 am

In Bangladesh, the possibility of floods are regarded by most residents with a mixture of bravado and caution

A. are regarded by most residents with
B. is regarded by most residents with
C. is regarded by most residents as
D. is mostly regarded by residents with
E. by most residents is regarded with

[spoiler]My answer is C, but the answer as per winners guide to GMAT is B. I thought "regarded as" is the correct idiom. Can someone explain why the answer is B & not C?[/spoiler]

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kartik1979: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 115; Joined: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:17 am; Thanked: 1 times

by kartik1979 » Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:46 am

Correct ans is B

subject is singular hence use of " is "

I chose B over C as C doesn't sound proper " C mean flood is considered as bravado and caution

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Vemuri: Legendary Member; Posts: 682; Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:40 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 32 times

by Vemuri » Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:36 am

kartik1979 wrote:Correct ans is B

subject is singular hence use of " is "

I chose B over C as C doesn't sound proper " C mean flood is considered as bravado and caution

Hi Kartik1979,

"doesn't sound proper" is not a good reason for answering SC questions in GMAT. "Regarded.... with" is idiomatically not correct.

Can someone explain?

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scoobydooby: Legendary Member; Posts: 1035; Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:56 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 104 times

by scoobydooby » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:00 pm

kartick97 is right. C changes the meaning.

"regard with" is correct idiom as well. it means "treated with" and is different from "regard as" which means "considered"

its all right to say: " the actor was regarded with affection/honour etc"

C (regard as) seems to mean: possibility of floods is a mixture of bravado and caution

B (regard with) the intended meaning: possiblity of floods is treated with a mixture of bravado and caution

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Vemuri: Legendary Member; Posts: 682; Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:40 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 32 times

by Vemuri » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:53 am

scoobydooby wrote:kartick97 is right. C changes the meaning.

"regard with" is correct idiom as well. it means "treated with" and is different from "regard as" which means "considered"

its all right to say: " the actor was regarded with affection/honour etc"

C (regard as) seems to mean: possibility of floods is a mixture of bravado and caution

B (regard with) the intended meaning: possiblity of floods is treated with a mixture of bravado and caution

Thank you Scoobydooby. That's a neat explanation.

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