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Science writers frequently depict the freshwater sharks of Updated on: 22 Sep 2013, 03:45
Originally posted by Riuscita on 09 Apr 2006, 16:01.
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Science writers frequently depict the freshwater sharks of Lake Nicaragua as the most ferocious sharks in nature.
the freshwater sharks of Lake Nicaragua as

the freshwater sharks of Lake Nicaragua to be

the freshwater sharks of Lake Nicaragua to have been

that the freshwater sharks of Lake Nicaragua are

the freshwater sharks of Lake Nicaragua as being
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Science writers frequently depict the freshwater sharks of 09 Apr 2006, 16:42
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I will go with A. The correct phrase is 'depicted ... as'.
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Science writers frequently depict the freshwater sharks of 10 Apr 2006, 21:08
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^ A ^

"depict sth/sb as.." is the correct idiom..
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What is wrong with E? I believe the idiom iscorrect as well "depict...as":-)
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A seems right. But, Why is B wrong? :?
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B is not 'wrong', but on the GMAT the phrase 'to be' is generally frowned upon. So avoid where possible (like here!)
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^ A ^

"depict sth/sb as.." is the correct idiom..

What is wrong with E? I believe the idiom iscorrect as well "depict...as":-)
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"being" is almost always wrong in gamt.

A is plain and correct...
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A seems right. But, Why is B wrong? :?
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As Selene said the idiom is - depict as and not depcit to be
hence the answer is 'A'
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^ A ^

"depict sth/sb as.." is the correct idiom..

What is wrong with E? I believe the idiom iscorrect as well "depict...as":-)
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Yes, as Professor explained, "being" is mostly wrong in GMAT. Moreover, it creates redundancy in E :)
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Science writers frequently depict the freshwater sharks of 28 Mar 2013, 19:53
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B: to be almost always incorrect for the gmat
C: wrong verb tense
D: sounds weird to me
E: redundancy and -ing form is almost always incorrect.

hence, A is correct, simple and concise
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depict .... as is the right idiom !
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