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20 May 2016, 21:56
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Empowergmat says "In the case of "considered" vs. "considered to be", either one is acceptable."
Magoosh however says "The structures "consider P as Q" and "consider P to be Q" are both idiomatically incorrect."
Please refer https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/subject-v ... correction
Requesting opinion from MGMAT/Veritas/Kaplan instructors to resolve the discrepancy with regards to "Considered to be" please.
Magoosh however says "The structures "consider P as Q" and "consider P to be Q" are both idiomatically incorrect."
Please refer https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/subject-v ... correction
Requesting opinion from MGMAT/Veritas/Kaplan instructors to resolve the discrepancy with regards to "Considered to be" please.
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20 May 2016, 22:33
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Hi dixitraghav,
I'd be happy to clarify for you. Within GMAC's publicly released record of retired official SC questions, the preferred standard is clearly "consider" without any idiomatic partner word (such as "to be", "as", etc.) since the "to be" is considered less efficient.
That said, there is precedent for "consider to be", meaning it's certainly not grammatically 'illegal'. Even in GMAC's own instructions in the 2016 GMAT Official Guide, we find:
"Try to determine how to correct what you consider to be wrong with the original sentence."
BUT, by the proven record of official GMAT SC questions, we'd expect the correct form of that statement to be:
"Try to determine how to correct what you consider wrong with the original sentence."
I'd be happy to clarify for you. Within GMAC's publicly released record of retired official SC questions, the preferred standard is clearly "consider" without any idiomatic partner word (such as "to be", "as", etc.) since the "to be" is considered less efficient.
That said, there is precedent for "consider to be", meaning it's certainly not grammatically 'illegal'. Even in GMAC's own instructions in the 2016 GMAT Official Guide, we find:
"Try to determine how to correct what you consider to be wrong with the original sentence."
BUT, by the proven record of official GMAT SC questions, we'd expect the correct form of that statement to be:
"Try to determine how to correct what you consider wrong with the original sentence."
21 May 2016, 07:46
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Thanks max. I understand that you have your reasoning to state what you do. I am sure that Mike would have his defense in favor of what Magoosh says.
That is why I'd rather get a third opinion, unless you/Mike come and post in favor of the other.
PS: I understood that the *preference* is for "consider", however, I just want an opinion whether "considered to be" is *incorrect* as claimed by Magoosh.
