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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele to legions of soccer fans young and old, considered to be the greatest soccer player in the history of the sport.
A) considered to be
B) is considered
C) is considered to be
D) some consider him
E) is considered as being

IMO B.

Option E is wrong because of "being" and "as" is not used with consider.
Option D is also wrong as...last clause should start with a verb.
Option B is concise and idiomatically correct.
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele to legions of soccer fans young and old, considered to be the greatest soccer player in the history of the sport.
A) considered to be
B) is considered
C) is considered to be
D) some consider him
E) is considered as being
I agree with all on this page.

The original sentence, version (A), lacks a verb --- it commits the famous missing verb mistake.
https://gmat.magoosh.com/lessons/914-the ... rb-mistake

The correct idiom in the active voice is: to consider P Q. Examples
I consider Goethe a genius.
I consider QQQ a sound investment.
I consider a day off a rare treat
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See
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/consider-t ... mat-idiom/
In the passive voice, the idiom is: P is considered Q.
Goethe is considered a genius.
QQQ is considered a sound investment.
A day off is considered a rare treat.

(Of course, stating those in the passive, without the original subject, makes them sound like generally revered truths!)
So, " .... Pele .. is considered the greatest soccer player." Only (B) gets the grammar and the idiom correct.

Mike :-)
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is "considered to be," never right then?
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is "considered to be," never right then?
Dear animanga008,
Yes, that's 100% correct. This mistake is common in colloquial speech, so it's a deadly trap on the GMAT, because it is never correct.
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Dear animanga008,
Yes, that's 100% correct. This mistake is common in colloquial speech, so it's a deadly trap on the GMAT, because it is never correct.
Mike :-)

When Mike says it is 100% correct then it is 100% correct. Always!
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Dear animanga008,
Yes, that's 100% correct. This mistake is common in colloquial speech, so it's a deadly trap on the GMAT, because it is never correct.
Mike :-)

When Mike says it is 100% correct then it is 100% correct. Always!

Have come across questions where considered to be has been correct. So considered to be is usually taken as a suspect. considered X is preferred over considered to be but not that considered to be is incorrect.
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Have come across questions where considered to be has been correct. So considered to be is usually taken as a suspect. considered X is preferred over considered to be but not that considered to be is incorrect.

Please share the link.

I will also keep an eye out. If you come across a similar question next time then either post it here or send me a PM.

Thank you!
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