The last years of Booker T. Washington, regarded to be the most

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The last years of Booker T. Washington, regarded to be the most influential Black leader of his time, were devoted  to building a political power base that extended far beyond the confines of Tuskegee institute.

(A) The last years of Booker T. Washington, regarded to be the most influential Black leader of his time, were devoted
(B) Regarded to be the most influential Black leader of his time, Booker T. Washington's last years were devoted
(C) Booker T.Washington, being regarded the most influential Black leader of his time, devoted his last years
(D) Being regarded as the most influential Black leader of his time, Booker T.Washington had devoted his last years
(E) Booker T. Washington, regarded as the most influential Black leader of his time, devoted his last years

styxnexus · Answer

I think it's B. 
C, D, E could be eliminated because of their respective last words "last years", which couldn't be followed by to building. Instead, it should have been "to build". Now among A & B, in option B "devoted" which is addressed for last years is more close. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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GYANENDRA88 · Answer

Being regarded or regarded to be are wrong.So E is correct.

smritisingh8 · Answer

Regarded as is correct. Hence D or E.

D uses incorrect tense.

Hence E.

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egmat · Answer

Hello styxnexus , I am afraid Choice B is not the correct answer. Choice B begins with the modifier Regarded to be the most influential Black leader of his time . Logically, this modifier must modify. But this entity does not exist in the sentence. Since the subject in Choice B is Booker T. Washington's last years , the opening verb-ed modifier illogically modifies last years . Hope this helps.

Thanks. Shraddha

megakee9 · Answer

Also, A,B are wrong because 'Washington's years' cannot be regarded as 'a Black leader.' Wrong modifier.

egmat · Answer

Hello megakee9 , Your analysis tells me that you think that in Choice A, regarded to be the most influential Black leader of his time refers to The last years . I am afraid that is not the case. In Choice A, the noun modifier regarded to be the most influential Black leader of his time modifies the immediate preceding noun Booker T. Washington . Following is another correct official sentence in which a similar noun modifier modifies the immediate preceding noun: The exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, included circling the globe faster than Jules Verne's fictional Phileas Fogg. In the above-mentioned correct sentence, the noun modifier a pioneer journalist correctly modifies the immediate preceding noun Nellie Bly and not The exploits because that modification is not logical. Same is the case with the official sentence in question. It does not make sense for the noun modifier regarded to be.. . to modify The last years . Hope this helps.

Thanks. Shraddha

Romil042 · Answer

Here v+ed is trying to modify The last years.
A is out.

Same as with A. V+ed is modifying last years.
B is out.

"As" is missing. Again "being" is an untouchable word in GMAT.
C is out.

Incorrect usage of the past perfect tense. Only "devoted" would have sufficed the meaning.
D is out.

E is a clear win.

cigarboy · Answer

I selected option A but the correct answer is E. I dumped option E because verb-ed form is a modifier and not a full verb. regarded and devoted are modifier not a full verb. Am I missing something please help.

RonTargetTestPrep · Answer

"Regarded" is a modifier.

"Devoted", however, is a verb in the simple past tense (with a meaning similar to "dedicated" or "committed"). It's the main verb of the sentence: Booker T. Washington devoted his last years to xxxxxx.

thedarkwolf · Answer

in choice B 
regarded will not modify SUBJECT since its in possessive form thus E

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