SAT Writing question

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<p>Here is a sentence correction problem from McGraw-Hill's SAT book:</p>

<p>Generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the 20th century, [John Maynard Keynes wrote a book, "The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money" that] forever changed the way scientists looked at the economy.</p>

<p>C) [John Maynard Keynes' book "The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money had already]</p>

<p>E) [John Maynard Keynes' book "The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money]</p>

<p>I narrowed the question down to two choices, of which I think one of them is obviously the correct answer. However, the answer the books states otherwise...</p>

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<p>It's E because adding "had already" before "forever" is superfluous in the case of D because the everlasting influence of Keynes' work is already stated quite explicitly.</p>

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<p>I agree.</p>

<p>The option 'C' introduces a new type of past tense with the phrase 'had already', and this contradicts with the tense established by the word 'regarded'.</p>

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<p>obviously E for two reasons, both of them stated above already...</p>