Legend has it that When the Mohawk Joseph Brant was Presented to George III in 1776 GMAT Sentence Correction

Question: Legend has it that when the Mohawk Joseph Brant was presented to George III in 1776, he proudly refused to kiss the King’s hand, inasmuch as he regarded himself an ally, not a subject.

(A) as he regarded himself an ally, not
(B) that he regarded himself to be an ally rather than
(C) as he considered himself an ally, not
(D) that he considered himself to be ally instead of
(E) as he considered himself as an ally rather than

“Legend has it that when the Mohawk Joseph Brant was presented to George III in 1776”- is a GMAT sentence correction question. These types of questions contain grammatical errors and we have to choose the correct statement from the options. This topic is the GMAT sentence correction comes with four options and candidates need to choose the one which is correct. GMAT sentence correction is a part of GMAT verbal. It checks whether the candidate is able to decode the inaccuracy in the sentence. It also checks if they are able to bring out an idea or meaning of the context.

Answer: C
Explanation: Consider- means that a given element is deliberated or thought about with the intent of acting upon it. Regard- means to look upon or think of with a particular feeling. Regard is thinking about someone in a particular way. Consider thinking about something carefully before making a decision. 'Consider' does mean what you say it does - but only some of the time. The correct idiom is as much as ... B & D are out. "Consider" is associated with a reflection/reasoning, "regard" is associated with an attitude leaves E. E is out because the idiom is "consider X Y" without anything between like an "as" or a "to be".

Example: Many historians consider the time of the Heian court as the greatest period in Japanese history (incorrect).

Example: Many historians regard the time of the Heian court as the greatest period in Japanese history (correct). If you're going to say regarded, you need as. No exceptions because choice a doesn't say 'regarded himself as an ally', it's wrong. Consider, on the other hand, takes either to be or no auxiliary at all (in which case 'to be' is implied).

The appropriate idiom is "regarded as." Since "as" is missing from the phrase "regarded," A and B are not idiomatic. The right phrase is "considered X Y." Smith considered choice (X) to be favourable (Y). Due to "regarded X to be Y" and "conceived X as Y," respectively, D and E are not idiomatic. C: It's idiomatic to say "thought himself an ally." Therefore, C is the best option.

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