<p>John Edgar Wideman is regarded to be one of the most talented writers of the late twentieth century and is often compared to such literary giants as Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright.</p>
<p>The answer is A. I put D because I thought "like" would be a better fit than "as". Can anyone explain a little bit more into this?</p>
<p>Try switching the such, compared to literary giants such as…That is how I see those questions. Since it is an idiom, it does not follow conventional rules.</p>
<p>Thanks! ^^</p>
<p>Wait, I still don’t understand why A is wrong though!</p>
<p>^“Regarded to be” is incorrect and should be “Regarded as”</p>
<p>^
I thought it can be “Regarded to have been.”</p>