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The work of short fiction writer Charles Chesnutt reflects characteristic interests of his contemporary "local colorists"  as much as the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of Black American culture during the late 19th century. 
a. as much as the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of Black American culture during the late 19th century
b. as much as it did the intellectual ferment in, and historical reassessments of, Black American culture in the late 19th century
c. as much as it had reflected, during the late 19th century, the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of Black American culture
d. as much as it was reflective and characteristic of the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of late 19th century Black American culture
e. as much as it does the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of late 19th century Black American culture

sridhar · Answer

IMO A.. Not sure though.. Can you please post the OA

Cheers, 
S

vudsri000 · Answer

E...............

please provide OA ........

not A because the "work of short fiction writer Charles Chesnutt reflects" not that "writer Charles Chesnutt reflects" ....

B,C,D directly have tense problems

ramana · Answer

good one..

Should be E..c has tense issue..

temp33 · Answer

IMO D.. 
We are comparing the work that reflects in both the clauses..

Is it ?

kissthegmat · Answer

I'm stuck b/w option B and E. What is OA?

nusmavrik · Answer

OA : Yes its E.

The work reflects X ... as much as much as it does Y.....

seekmba · Answer

The work.....reflects....XXXX.....as much as the work reflects....YYYY.......  is the correct form of comparison

Lets look at the options

The work of short fiction writer Charles Chesnutt reflects characteristic interests of his contemporary "local colorists"  as much as the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of Black American culture during the late 19th century .

a. as much  as the intellectual  ferment and historical reassessments of Black American culture during the late 19th century - incorrect

b. as much as  it   did    the intellectual ferment in, and historical reassessments of, Black American culture in the late 19th century - this is incorrect

c. as much as  it   had reflected , during the late 19th century, the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of Black American culture - incorrect

d. as much as  it   was reflective  and characteristic of the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of late 19th century Black American culture - incorrect

e. as much as  it   does    the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of late 19th century Black American culture -  CORRECT

shrouded1 · Answer

e

good question ... i had it down between e and a ... and the "it" sealed the deal

kidchaos · Answer

IMO E "it does" is the correct structuring of the sentence

FQ · Answer

I got E too. Great explanation seekmba.

craky · Answer

One issue with E:

as much as it does the intellectual ferment and historical reassessments of late 19th century Black American culture

as much as it does A (int ferm) and B (hist reass) - shouldn't there be DO instead of DOES?

intcan · Answer

If 'does' is omitted, ambiguity creeps in and the intended comparision could be lost. The way the work reflects either needs to be compared.

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daagh · Answer

@cracky: The subject is the singular  it  . The verb has to follow the subject, not the object. Will we say he  eat  pizzas, becos the word ' pizzas ' is plural?

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