<p>One of the earliest of the ancient Greek writesr of love poetry, Sappho (has had such a profound influence on) later lyric poets that she came to be known as "the tenth Muse."</p>
<p>a) has had such a profound influence
b) has had so profound an influence on
c) has so profoundly influenced
d) so profoundly influenced
e) profoundly influenced</p>
<p>the answer is d
I put c...
I don't get the grammar rules behind the answer; why is it incorrect to say "has so profoundly influenced" or is it just a thing about wordiness.</p>
<p>I guess it is wrong in the present perfect tense.
ancient Greek writer , came to be known as ~~~ show us that we would better use simple past tense.
And there is a principle, the tense in the sentance should be unanimous.</p>
<p>You use the present perfect tense (“has . . . influenced”) in order to talk about something that occurred in and affected the past and still affects the present. It focuses less on the event and more on the influence on the present. The simple past (just “influenced”), on the other hand, focuses on the event itself. For example, if you want to talk about an event of studying, you might say, “I studied for a really long time that day.” If you want to talk about the present effect of that past event of studying, you might say, “I have studied, and I am ready for the exam now.”
This sentence is talking about the past and how Sappho influenced poets that came after him and what she came to be known as. It has nothing to do with how Sappho affects us or the present today. If the sentence wanted to describe Sappho’s influence on today, it would read something like this: “Sappho has so profoundly influenced today’s lyric poets that she has come to be known as ‘the tenth Muse.’” In this case (but not in all cases), the tenses must be consistent.</p>
<p>thanks a bunch crazybandit!</p>