Legend has it that

[limestone]

Legend has it that when the Mohawk Joseph Brnat was presented to George III in 1776, he proudly refused to kiss the king'shand, inasmuch as he regarded himself an ally, not a subject.

A.
B. that he regarded himself to be any ally rather than
C. as he considered himself to be ally instead of
D. that he considered himself to be ally instead of
E. as he considered himself as an ally rather than

[spoiler]OA: C. "inasmuch as" is idiomatic, so I eliminate B and D. Now, I do not know the next step.[/spoiler]

[shovan85]

I am bit suspicious about the options.

Correct idioms are "Regarded as" and "Considered X (No as or to be should be used)".

Hence, None of the 5 options seem to be correct. What is the source?

[limestone]

The source is 1000 SC, Q474.

[shovan85]

The source is 1000 SC, Q474.

Hi the 1000 SC I have the set it has 474 as below:
474. Legend has it that when the Mohawk Joseph Brant was presented to George III in 1776, he proudly refused to kiss the King's hand, inasmuch as he regarded himself an ally, not a subject.

(A) as he regarded himself an ally, not
(B) that he regarded himself to be an ally rather than
(C) as he considered himself an ally, not
(D) that he considered himself to be ally instead of
(E) as he considered himself as an ally rather than

And here clearly
C

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[blaster]

can someone explain , why instead of is better than rather than ? in other words,why C is better than E?

[shovan85]

can someone explain , why instead of is better than rather than ? in other words,why C is better than E?

(1) "I ski rather than snowboard." -- Correct.
(2) "I ski instead of snowboarding." -- Correct, but a 'little' less parallel, so (1) is slightly preferable. The GMAT probably won't test this point in isolation, though, so we're going to revise the question.

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[pzazz12]

The source is 1000 SC, Q474.

Hi the 1000 SC I have the set it has 474 as below:
474. Legend has it that when the Mohawk Joseph Brant was presented to George III in 1776, he proudly refused to kiss the King's hand, inasmuch as he regarded himself an ally, not a subject.

(A) as he regarded himself an ally, not
(B) that he regarded himself to be an ally rather than
(C) as he considered himself an ally, not
(D) that he considered himself to be ally instead of
(E) as he considered himself as an ally rather than

And here clearly
C

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Thank u.....

[Yanat]

consider can stand by itself but regarded needs an 'as'.

IMO it is C.

Example: I consider Kate my best friend and not I consider Kate as my best friend