Explanation of the options is not clear
Although she was considered among her
contemporaries to be the better poet than her
husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was
overshadowed by his success.
(A) Although she was considered among her
contemporaries to be the better poet than her
husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was
overshadowed by his success.
(B) Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning was
considered among her contemporaries as a
better poet than her husband, she was later
overshadowed by his success.
(C) Later overshadowed by the success of her
husband, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry had
been considered among her contemporaries to
be better than that of her husband.
(D) Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s success
was later overshadowed by that of her husband,
among her contemporaries she was considered
the better poet.
(E) Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry was
considered among her contemporaries as better
than her husband, but her success was later
overshadowed by his.
Explanation to this answer is not clear in OG. Why D is correct “her” has pronoun ambiguity
Shilpi
Here is my take:
D) “considered the better poet” is the correct construction and hence D is the right answer. There is no pronoun ambiguity. Her refers to Elizabeth.
A) “considered (among her contemporaries) to be” is wrong construction
B) “considered (among her contemporaries) as” is wrong construction
C) “considered (among her contemporaries) to be better” is wrong construction
E) “considered (among her contemporaries) as” is wrong construction
Hi Shilpi,
I guess your question is “How does the pronoun her refer to the possessive antecedent Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s”
The older versions of GMAT questions did not allow this usage. But in recent versions, the GMAT is more flexible on usage of pronouns this way