Owing to its aftermath over the following centuries, many historians

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Owing to its aftermath over the following centuries, many historians  regard the American Revolution as  the most significant event of the eighteenth century.

A. regard the American Revolution as
B. regard the American Revolution to be
C. regard that the American Revolution was
D. consider the American Revolution as
E. consider the American Revolution to be

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AkshdeepS · Accepted Answer

Owing to its aftermath over the following centuries, many historians  regard the American Revolution as  the most significant event of the eighteenth century.

"Regard as" is a correct idiom.

On GMAT "consider" is not followed by "as" or "to be".

A. regard the American Revolution as

B.  regard  the American Revolution  to be

C.  regard that  the American Revolution  was

D.  consider  the American Revolution  as

E.   consider  the American Revolution  to be

ssonesh · Answer

B (regard... to be) would be the appropriate form of sentence construction.

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2asc · Answer

regard as is the correct idiom. Choice A.

kumarankit01 · Answer

should be A 
idioim regard as is correct and used correctly A is correct

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GiuPao94 · Answer

Narrowed down between regard - as and considered - as.
Selected the wrong one. Man, I have to work more on idioms :/

aragonn · Answer

Official Explanation: 
A. Correct. "regard...as" is the idiomatic expression.
B. "regard...to be" is unidiomatic.
C. "regard that" is unidiomatic.
D. "consider...as" is unidiomatic. 
E. "consider...to be" is unidiomatic.

shinichikudo · Answer

Basic SC question

Idiom ''regard as'', not ''regard to be''. Idiom '' consider'', not ''consider as'' or ''consider to be''. Answer A.

Raj30 · Answer

What's the correct idiom form for 'consider'?

Ashokshiva · Answer

''consider'' takes no suffix.

Eg:-

The historians consider the American revolution the most significant event.

tapasgupta · Answer

A.  regard the American Revolution as  - correct idiom
B.  regard  the American Revolution  to be  - incorrect idiom
C.  regard  that the American Revolution  was  - sentence is in present tense
D.  consider  the American Revolution  as  - incorrect idiom
E.  consider  the American Revolution  to be  - incorrect idiom

keegoz · Answer

A. Regard as is the correct idiom.
 B. Regard to be is incorrect
 C. Regard...was incorrect
 D. Consider... As is incorrect
 E. Consider... To be is incorrect

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