Sentence Correction

Q. Sculptor Alexander Calder, who often made use of old pieces of junk in his art and also believed in recycling at home; he once turned a broken goblet into a dinner bell and a cake mold into a lamp.
(A) Sculptor Alexander Calder, who often made use of old pieces of junk in his art and also believed in recycling at home; he
(B) Alexander Calder, for whom old pieces of junk was often made into sculpture, believed in recycling at home and
(C) A believer in recycling at home, sculptor Alexander Calder often made use for old pieces of junk in his art; he
(D) Alexander Calder, for whom sculpture was often made from old pieces of junk, also believed in recycling at home, for example, he
(E) Sculptor Alexander Calder, who often made use of old pieces of junk in his art, also believed in recycling at home; he

OA is [spoiler](E)[/spoiler]. Why not [spoiler](C)[/spoiler]?

Thanks,
Rohit.

IMO, the reason is

C- made use "for"
E - made use "of"

"of" is the correct usage here.

I have a doubt here

In E, ",who..," acts as non essential modifier & thus sentence without the modifier should also be fine.

But "Sculptor Alexander Calder also believed in recycling at home" does not seem right to me


Ron, could u pls explain

I honestly do not think this is a quality question.

I see where the inspiration of this question came from...

Bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, whose repertory, views on musical collaboration, and vocal style were influential on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from his own.

(A) were influential on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from

(B) influenced generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from

(C) was influential to generations of bluegrass artists, was also inspirational to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music was different significantly in comparision to

(D) was influencial to generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians, who included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, the music of whom differed significantly when compared to

(E) were an influence on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music was significantly different from that of

A is incorrect just for the use of extra 'and'

can somebody put some light over it.....how and what kind of difference does it make...

i felt it was more clear and precise with 'and' actually
thanks

frank1 wrote:A is incorrect just for the use of extra 'and'

can somebody put some light over it.....how and what kind of difference does it make...

i felt it was more clear and precise with 'and' actually
thanks

A uses a semicolon. A semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses. Look at the part left of the semicolon.
Sculptor Alexander Calder <modifier> ;
Essentially this part contains the subject but no verb. Hence, it is not a clause. Use of semicolon is thus incorrect.

I do not see any major issues with the use of and in A.

Yep. Thanks Ron. Now it is clear why the use of and created a confusion, even though there is nothing ungrammatical about it.

Ron,

I am sorry but I did not understand the reason behind using a comma before 'also' in E versus the use of 'and also' in A, which is incorrect.

Is it just redundancy in the sentence?

Thank you