The first woman elected to Congress in the United States, many people

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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in the United States and is regarded by many people as a role model because of her commitment to peace.

Concepts tested here: Meaning + Modifiers + Idioms

• In a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun; this is one of the most frequently tested concepts on GMAT sentence correction.
• The word "considered" does not require a conjunction or a helping word/phrase; “consider/considered” is always followed directly by the noun, and the similar word "regarded" must be followed by the conjunction "as"; correct usages: Jack is “considered a math genius” or Jack is “regarded as a math genius”.

A: This answer choice incorrectly uses "The first woman elected to Congress in the United States" to modify "many people", illogically implying that many people were the first woman elected to Congress in the United States; the intended meaning is that Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in the United States; please remember, in a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun. Further, Option A incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "regard + to be" rather than the idiomatic construction "regard + as"; please remember, the word "regarded" must be followed by the conjunction "as".

B: This answer choice incorrectly uses "The first woman elected to Congress in the United States" to modify "many people", illogically implying that many people were the first woman elected to Congress in the United States; the intended meaning is that Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in the United States; please remember, in a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun.

C: Trap. This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "considered + as"; please remember, the word "considered" does not require a conjunction or a helping word/phrase; “consider/considered” is always followed directly by the noun.

D: This answer choice incorrectly uses "The first woman elected to Congress in the United States" to modify "many people", illogically implying that many people were the first woman elected to Congress in the United States; the intended meaning is that Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in the United States; please remember, in a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun.

E: Correct. This answer choice correctly uses "The first woman elected to Congress in the United States" to modify "Jeanette Rankin", conveying the intended meaning - that Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in the United States. Further, Option E correctly uses the idiomatic construction "regarded...+ as".

Hence, E is the best answer choice.

To understand the concept of "Phrase Comma Subject" and "Subject Comma Phrase" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):



To understand the concept of "Considered" and "Regarded as" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):



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The first woman can't be named as many people.
Eliminate ABD.

Between C and E.

Considered tags a noun just after consider/considered (an idiom)
Eliminate C

Answer is E

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The first woman elected to Congress in the United States, many people regard Jeanette Rankin to be a role model because of her committing to peace, as shown by her legislative votes against joining both World Wars.


(A) many people regard Jeanette Rankin to be a role model because of her committing to peace - Opening modifier must modify Jeanette Rankin. Eliminate

(B) many people view Jeanette Rankin to be a role model because of her commitment to peace - same as A

(C) Jeanette Rankin is considered as a role model by many people because of her commitment to peace - The correct idiom is "considered X" and not "considered as X" OR "considered to be X"

(D) many people see Jeanette Rankin as a role model because of her commitment to peace - same as A

(E) Jeanette Rankin is regarded by many people as a role model because of her commitment to peace - Here we have the correct answer. The idiomatic usage is 'regarded as X'

Options (A) , (B) and (D) can be rejected as whatever comes after the highlighted part must be modified and many people is not correct...

Between (C) and (E), will reject (C) as it contains a no no form " considered as " which is idiomatically incorrect, consider x,y is idiomatically correct...

Thus, Answer must be (E)
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