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In ancient times tanning, the process of treating animal skin with chemical compounds to produce leather, was considered to be a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of town, amongst the poor.


(A) was considered to be a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of

(B) was considered a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of

(C) was regarded to be a noxious or odoriferous trade, relegating it to the outskirts of

(D) had been regarded as a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of

(E) was considered as a noxious or odoriferous trade, which relegated it to the outskirts of





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Answer: B

(A) The correct idiom is considered and not considered to be.

(B) The correct answer.

(C) The correct idiom is regarded...as. The phrase relegating it... doesn’t make it clear who or what is doing the relegation.

(D) The past perfect tense (had been) is not required because the sentence only talks about one event in the past.

(E) The correct idiom is considered and not considered as. Which incorrectly refers to trade.
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In ancient times tanning, the process of treating animal skin with chemical compounds to produce leather, was considered to be a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of town, amongst the poor.


(A) was considered to be a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of wrong idiom considered to be

(B) was considered a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of correct parallel correct verb tense

(C) was regarded to be a noxious or odoriferous trade, relegating it to the outskirts of wrong idiom regarded to be

(D) had been regarded as a noxious or odoriferous trade and relegated to the outskirts of no need of a past perfect , as this statement discusses only 1 event

(E) was considered as a noxious or odoriferous trade, which relegated it to the outskirts of wrong idiom considered as

B is correct

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