<p>Though A[best known] as a jazz vocalist, he B[ also enjoyed] gospel music, C[whereby] he told his manager that he wanted to make a D[recording of] his favorite gospel songs. E[no error]</p>
<p>John Edgar Wideman is regarded A [to be] B[ one of] the most talented writers of the late twentieth century and is often C[ compared to ] such literary giants D[as] Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright. E[no error].</p>
<p>Thanks. please post answers and explanations.</p>
<p>C, whereby isn't the proper word to use here
E</p>
<p>C. As stupak says, "whereby" just doesn't make sense here.</p>
<p>E. No error. And for extra credit, where does John Edgar Wideman teach? That's right... Brown University! Horay!</p>
<p>what does "whereby" mean and why isnt it appropriate ..just curious.
Oh by the way, the answers are C and A.</p>
<p>yea it's supposed to be "as being"</p>
<p>The answer to the second one is A because it is suppose to be "as" instead of "to be".</p>
<p>The answer to the first one is C because whereby is not a good transition for the sentence.</p>
<p>does" compared to such literary giants as Ralph Ellison and Richard Wrig" sound perfect?</p>
<p>Sure. What's wrong with it?</p>
<p>shudn't it be " compared to literary giants such as ..."</p>
<p>isn't it a wrong word order "such...as'</p>
<p>Nope, it's fine how it is. You're not splitting an infinitive or anything.</p>
<p>Ok so whats grammatically incorrect about "to be"</p>
<p>I guess "regarded as" is more colloquial than "regarded to be."</p>
<p>to be is akward</p>
<p>bleh stupid idioms =/ lol</p>