powerthelogic Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 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 © 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 Can any one please explain the correct answer , what is wrong with each option. Thanks a lot in advance. OA is C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andres Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 C it is 1. the correct idiom is as much as ... B & D are out. 2. "consider" is associated with a reflection/reasoning, "regard" is associated with an attitude (I regard your respect as genuine) ... leaves C & E 3. E is out because the idiom is "consider X Y" without anything between like an "as" or a "to be". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmattrap Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 B/w A & C. [regarded/considered himself... ?] A. ? B: that he regarded himself to be......... wrong C.? D:that he considered himself to be...unidiomatic usage of consider E:consider ... as... again wrong usage of "consider" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitzs Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 agree with andres's explaination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivek Goyal Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 andres...thanks for the difference between Consider and regard. I agree wth C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatru Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 "C" for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaragorn Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 C it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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