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Ezra Pound, considered by some to be one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, was the editor who did most of the editing work on T.S Eliot's Waste Land, a little known fact.A. Ezra Pound, considered by some to be one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, was the editor who did most of the editing work on T.S Eliot's Waste Land, a little known fact.
B. Ezra Pound, considered one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, was the primary editor of T.S Eliot's Waste Land, a fact not well known by many.
C. It is little known fact that Ezra Pound, considered one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, was the primary editor of T.S Eliot's Waste Land
D. It is little known that poet Ezra Pound, considered as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, edited the majority of T.S Eliot's Waste Land.
E. Ezra Pound, one of the 20th century's foremost poets, did most of the editing work for T.S Eliot's Waste Land, this is a little known fact.
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Can somebody explain the right usage for considered?
Is "considered as" a wrong form?
If no then why option D is wrong?
Let's Learn;Consider X to be Y
Consider X Y
Consider X as Y First two are same in meaning, the last means that we are temporarily considering X as Y.
Idiomatic Use:
Considered as:
Monalisa is
considered as the best of all creations of Leonardo da Vinci-STILL CONSIDERED.
Considered :
Hulk Hogan was
considered the most famous player during 1990s- NOT NOW
Considered to be:
Lion is considered to be the fieriest beast of the woods.
Here, in (C)
C. It is little known fact that Ezra Pound, considered one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, was the primary editor of T.S Eliot's Waste Land
Ezra Pound was once considered one among the pioneer poets of 20th century and she was the one who was the prime editor of T.S Eliot's Waste Land.
In SC questions, meaning changes with small alterations which is very seriously questioned in GMAT now-a-days.