Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, two volcanoes situated just

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Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, two volcanoes situated just outside of Mexico City, were considered by the Aztecs to be the entombed souls of a warrior and his estranged lover, for whom they were also named.

(A) Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, two volcanoes situated just outside of Mexico City, were considered by the Aztecs to be the entombed souls of a warrior and his estranged lover, for whom they were also named.

(B) The Aztecs considered Popocatepetl and Iztaccihautl, two volcanoes situated just outside of Mexico City, to be the entombed souls of a warrior and his estranged lover, for whom they also named them.

(C) The Aztecs named two volcanoes situated just outside of Mexico City for Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, a warrior and his estranged lover, whose entombed souls they were considered to be.

(D) Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, two volcanoes situated just outside of Mexico City, were named by the Aztecs, considering them to be the entombed souls of a warrior and his estranged lover.

(E) Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, two volcanoes situated just outside of Mexico City, were named by the Aztecs, who considered them to be the entombed souls of a warrior and his estranged lover.

nusmavrik · Answer

put aside the "considered to be" rule. It appears in all the choices. :wink:

A & B: whom does not have clear antecedent C : whose does not have a clear antecedent D : modifier issue "considering" etc is modifying Aztecs. Also between D and E. The split is considering / considered E it is.

amp0201 · Answer

After scanning the answer choices left between answer choice D & E.

D has incorrect voice usage i.e. 'considering'.

Hence the correct answer choice is E.

Thanks,
Akhil M.Parekh

rojans · Answer

E- is concise and meaningful in all the choices.
consider never followed by as,to be,that.....
i don't how u will justify this question in that context.is it a real GMAT prep. question?

rajeevrks27 · Answer

struck betn D n E 
Though E is shown as d rt answer, however, a shift in meaning is taking place in E.

metallicafan · Answer

+1 E

I'm not sure that "consider...to be" is a right idiom, but it is the best among the other choices.

Runner2 · Answer

Please explain.
In origin it's said theat volcanoes were named after warriors. Answer E omit that fact. So wtf E is correct. Thanks

MHIKER · Answer

E maintained proper use pronoun referent and correct sequence.

Guilio · Answer

Hey guys,

just before I tackled this questions, I came across this one:

Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.

A, Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.
B, Although Elizabeth Barrett Brwoning was considered among her contemporaries as a better poet than her husband, she was later overshadowed by his success.
C, Later overshadowed by the success of her husband, Elizabeth Barrett Brwoning's poetry had been considered among her contemporaries to be better than that of her husband.
D, Although Elizabeth Barrett browning's success was later overshadowed by that of her husband, among her contemporaries she was considered the better poet.
E, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry was considered among her contemporaries as better than her husband, but her success was later overshadowed by his husband.

where I learned about "consider" idiom. In this one, D is correct is all other answer choices use wrong idiom "considered as/considered to be," where apparently only "considered" is the right idiom.

The first question however neglects this issue. Is it because is is different kind of sentence and therefore different idiom should be used, or is there any particular rule regarding this idiom?

Please kindly explain the difference.

Thanks in advance.

Best,
Jay

sriamlan · Answer

"Consider .... to be" idiom has always been wrong in GMAT,, though this question maker has tried to check other things, missed to implement this in his question and answer choices. we should avoid such question types.

daagh · Answer

The idiom consider X without any other accompaniment is the only format GMAT accepts and it is one of the most frequently tested idioms. Can’t think of a practice question, which disregards that custom.

hwgmat2015 · Answer

Doesn't option E change the original meaning of the intended sentence? In option A its nowhere mentioned that Aztecs named the two volcanoes..

rhine29388 · Answer

If we go by the meaning call we can clearly eliminate options A,B and C 
Among option D and E option D has incorrect use of ' considering '
So correct answer - E

PearlRay · Answer

Isn't there a meaning change - were named by Aztecs and considered to be is still used ( wrong idiomatic form)

SonalSinha803 · Answer

Although E is the better of all options, however, the use of "to be" is not accepted by GMAT. It doesn't seem to be an official question.

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Nightmare007 · Answer

Answer F.
No answer - 
Considered TO BE is not accepted by GMAT.

(F.) Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, two volcanoes situated just outside of Mexico City, were named by the Aztecs, who considered them the entombed souls of a warrior and his estranged lover

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