Frances Wright’s book on America contrasted the republicanism of the United States with what she saw as the aristocratic and corrupt institutions of England.
(A) with what she saw as
(B) with that which she saw to be
(C) to that she saw being
(D) and that which she saw as
(E) and what she saw to be
Source : official gmat test paper ( test code 31)
Hi
E-gmat team,
Below is my approach for this question:
(A) with what she saw as
(B) with that which she saw to be
'with that which ' is an awkward construction.
(C) to that she saw being
Usage of 'Being' is incorrect here.
(D) and that which she saw as
As per our concept file, 'contrasted with' and 'contrasted to' are correct idioms. so we can eliminate D.
(E) and what she saw to be
Same as D.
After eliminating all other answer choices , we are left with 'A' .but i am not clear with the usage of 'as' in option A.
As per our concept file, AS has 4 types of usage:
function
comparision
reason
Simultaneous action
but the usage of AS in this option doesn't fit in any of the types.
Could you please clarify?
Rajan