Guy de Maupassant's Short Stories

A. Famed for his masterful use of irony, many of Guy de Maupassant's short stories have become classics due to the author slowly revealing at the end of each piece a tragic twist of fate. [ his refers to whom?? also there is a modifier error. famed for.. modifies the stories which is wrong]

B. Many of Guy de Maupassant's short stories have become classics because of how he famously and masterfully uses irony, evident in the slow revelation of a tragic twist of fate at the end of each piece. [ pronoun ambiguity. what does 'he' refer to? subject is maupassant's stories]

C. Famed for using irony in a masterful way, many of Guy de Maupassant's short stories have become classics because of the author slowly revealing a tragic twist of fate at the end of each piece. [ wrong modifier. suggests as if the stories were using irony in a masterful way]

D. Many of Guy de Maupassant's short stories have become classics because of the author's famed and masterful use of irony, evidenced in the slow revelation of a tragic twist of fate at the end of each piece. [ correct!]

E. Many of Guy de Maupassant's short stories have become classics because he slowly revealed a tragic twist of fate at the end of each piece, demonstrating his famed and masterful use of irony.[ what does ' he' refer to? subject is M's short stories]

Hope this helps!

I guess D is the right answer for the reasons stated by fibbonnaci.

whats the OA ? anyone know ?

The original sentence begins with the modifier "Famed for his masterful use of irony,"
which requires a person as its subject. However, in the original sentence, "many of
Guy de Maupassant's short stories" is the subject. Moreover, the phrase "due to the
author slowly revealing" is awkward.

Has To Be "D"

OA should be D