1000 SC qs no 364 please help me

[nitin360]

can any one help me to define the flaw in answer C


364. In A.D. 391, resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria, later generations lost all but the Iliad and Odyssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho, and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides.
(A) resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria,
(B) the destroying of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria resulted and
(C) because of the result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
(D) as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
(E) Alexandria’s largest library of the ancient world was destroyed, and the result was

[Vemuri]

My answer is D. As a result of the destruction.....later generations lost....is clear sentence.

C - "because of the result of the destruction of" is wordy.
E - changes the meaning. The library in Alexandria was the largest in the world not in Alexandria.
B - The use of 'destroying' conveys a continuous tense which is not correct in this context.
A - awkward construction

[mike22629]

I believe that the GMAT considers "because of" unidiomatic. Either way, the right answer generally does not contain this phrase. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

[xcusemeplz2009]

it is confusing in reffering the largest to destruction or the lib .