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Since the 1930s, reaction to Graham Greene’s novels has oscillated between adoration and condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed his work more highly than most of his literary contemporaries.
(A) but in general later writers have esteemed his work more highly than most of his literary contemporaries.
(B) but in general later writers esteem his work more highly than most of his literary contemporaries.
(C) but in general later writers have esteemed his work higher than have most of his literary contemporaries.
(D) but in general later writers have esteemed his work more highly than did most of his literary contemporaries.
(E) but in general later writers esteemed his work more highly than did most of his literary contemporaries.
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[color=white]Actual Answer : D
Explanation
The given sentence compares the work of Graham Green to his “literary contemporariesâ€
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I fell for the same trap too. Generally, your statement is acurate. However, here the question is not just testing usage of have/did it is also testing how you apply them. esteemed means respect which is a non count noun. Lets look at an example.
I have a higher respect for John than Bob ------is incorrect
I have more respect for John than Bob ------- is correct.
usage of have/did was only to mask this real test.
However, I thought of this only after I fell for choice C.
Hind sight 20/20
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qhoc0010
Please explain.
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Should this be correct: ...but in general later writers "have" esteemed his work more highly than "have" (NOT did) most of his literary contemporaries
I also selected D. I am not sure as to why they use did instead of have, but none of the other options contain the sentence you quote.
I don't understand your explaination. What "esteemed" has anything to do with count or non-count noun anyway. "esteemed" should be a verb within a "present perfect" tense sentence. However, the part after "than" in the sentence use "past tense" ("did") which is inconsistent.
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