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I think "contrast to" is the right idiom..
Only C has it, but it has a bigger evil "being"

but still wud go for C :lol:
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The correct idiom is "contrast with"

Between A and B, I think A is the trap answer here because "as" is normally used to compare actions.

B by POE.
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I'll take A for this one

"contrast with" is correct.

IMO, B sounds awkward
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The OA is 'A'...

TeHCM, nice to see you back :)
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The OA is 'A'...

TeHCM, nice to see you back :)


Yup yup, I had a nice two weeks of doing absolute nothing relating to GMAT! :lol:
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The OA is 'A'...

TeHCM, nice to see you back :)

Yup yup, I had a nice two weeks of doing absolute nothing relating to GMAT! :lol:


Welcome back TECHM! You, Bhai, and I have gotta get some revenge this spring...

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13. 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

My confusion is regarding the use of pronoun "she" with a possessive antecedent "Frances Wright's " ?
The questions is one of retired GMAT question.
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I have seen some replies of Guru in TM forum that GMAT doesn't emphasis on possessive pronoun usage; As per him there is a question in GMATPrep showing the same.
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ya the use of 'she' is making it very confusing...i stick to the current sentence..whats the OA
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wow if what the TM says is true then the world just flipped upside down :shock:
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Well my take is consider it same as 'being', the last resort in the options.
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And, IMO A

contrast with is correct idiom.
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Contrast with is the correct idiom.
C/D/E -out.
B - "that...to be" awkward

A wins.
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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?

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Hi Rajan,

I would say "as" in this sentence acts as an adverb as it modifies the verb "saw". What Wright saw as? She saw something as "the aristocratic and corrupt institutions of England".

IMHO, since the meaning of the sentence is absolutely clear, we can also solve this problem without actually getting into the grammatical aspect of the usage of "as" in this one.

Hope this helps. :-)
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Both idioms are correct > "contrast to" is preferred to "contrast with

Usage depends on the meaning of the sentence

A) with what she saw as
(B) with that which she saw to be . awkward usage , "A" is much better than this
(C) to that she saw being > Out for being
(D) and that which she saw as > we need a "to" or "with"
(E) and what she saw to be > we need a "to" or "with"
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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.

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(A) with what she saw as
Compared with or Contrasted with is used when we have to highlight differences. "What she saw as..." simply means she saw something as the aristocratic and corrupt institutions of England
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(B) with that which she saw to be
contrasted with should be followed by the object, which is getting contrasted. Moreover, "..that which.." is absolutely incorrect.
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(C) to that she saw being
"being" is awkward, and "contrasted to" is usually used to highlight similarities between two things
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(D) and that which she saw as
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(E) and what she saw to be
Both option D and E are out rightly rubbish.
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