The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects

This appears to be a GMAT Hacks question of the day. It reappeared on 10/10/2013. The Official Explanation is as follows:

Answer: E The problem with the sentence as written is the phrase "considered to be," which is in present tense. From context, we know that Schubert was considered to be lightweight, but the tense doesn't reflect that. This eliminates (A), and calls (C) into question as well. Choice (B) is not a complete sentence; there is no central verb. (D)'s construction "had considered" is in the past perfect tense, which requires that there be a clear "past" that the past perfect preceded. There is no clear past--the tense in "reflects contemporary thinking" is present, as is often the case when discussing art or artifacts. That leaves (E), which avoids all of these errors, and is correct.

Hope this helps.

The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects the taste of the 1860s, though it seems odd to omit Schubert, considered to be rather lightweight, while including Gretry and Daniel Auber.
before we move on to the choices, the original sentence( option A) doesn't seems to have ny error..
(A) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects the taste of the 1860s, though it seems odd to omit Schubert, considered to be IMHO Correct
(B) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects the odd taste of the 1860s, so omitting Schubert, considered then to be ....odd is misplaced modifier here
(C) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though Schubert seemed odd to the taste of the 1860s, considered Schubert seemed odd changes the meaning here
(D) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though the taste of the 1860s had considered Schubert to be poorly written, awkward...how can 1860s have tastes...lol..
(E) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though even by the taste of the 1860s it seems odd to omit Schubert, then considered same as D
hope this expl helps...
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Rajeev the OA is E
My take was also A... but was unable to understand how the OA was E.. so posted here.

Buddy, source plz?
contemporary thinking is no where mentioned in the original sentence and it is changing the meaning here....so OA is incorrect IMO..
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As per the rigid norms of GMAT, no choice may survive. Although ‘contemporary’ may mean something ‘belonging to the same period of time’, still for the sake of clarity, we should use it prudently when referring to past events.Pl. see a relevant note in this context



The question is whether the taste refers to the taste of the 1860's or the present day. Note the use of the present tense verb ‘reflects’ in the sentence. Therefore, any choice that uses ‘contemporary’ is wrong in this case

(A) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects the taste of the 1860s, though it seems odd to omit Schubert, considered to be - Considered to be is wrong idiom in GMAT at least: we may still take this choice, if we can ignore the idiom part. Still not very happy about this compromise


(B) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects the odd taste of the 1860s, so omitting Schubert, considered then to be ----- wrong: 1. so is a coordinate conjunction. A sentence following that should be an independent clause. Here we hve just a long phrase without a verb 2. Considered to be is wrong idiom

(C) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though Schubert seemed odd to the taste of the 1860s, considered ----- wrong because Contemporary is not part of the original text, a blatant distortion of intent and in addition ‘contemporary’ leads to ambiguity of time

(D) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though the taste of the 1860s had considered Schubert to be – wrong; same as C; also considered to be is wrong idiom.

(E) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though even by the taste of the 1860s it seems odd to omit Schubert, then considered ----wrong; same as C

What is the justification for E Please?
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I narrowed it down to "E", but still not sure as to why other options deviate from the intended meaning of the sentence. Can someone please throw some light on the issue I have.

The problem with the sentence as written is the phrase "considered to be," which is in present tense.

"He was considered to be the best back then"
Is this correct ? Little confusion.

The right usage of "consider" and its forms is without as, to be etc.

No matter how right it may sound, but 'Consider as' and 'Consider to be' are incorrect usages. That helps us in eliminating A,B,D

(C) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though Schubert seemed odd to the taste of the 1860s, considered

v/s

(E) The selection of figures on the Frieze of Parnassus reflects contemporary thinking, though even by the taste of the 1860s it seems odd to omit Schubert, then considered

Read the above two statements (only the underlined parts)

Both speak of the era 1860 but in C, the reference to 1860 is lost unlike in E, in which the reference is made clear by the usage of then considered.

Is this approach correct? Pls help.
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So daagh what is the final verdict? I think this question is flawed!

Yes it is incorrect buddy.
Considered is never followed by anything, which means you just have to use consider
Example
He was considered best among them.

Can we have a detailed solution for this question ? Can we eliminate A just because of "considered to be ?"
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I rejected B,C and D as
B: odd is mispalced
C: odd to the taste of, change in meaning
D: use of had
How to choose between A and E?

Bro
1st of all consider is never followed by anything. I mean consider is the correct idiom so A,B,D you can eliminate easily.
Now look in C , taste of 1860 can not be considered lightweight.
So E is the answer.

A, B and D is out of race because of "Consider to be".
E is the winner over C.

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