Sentence Correction

Based on accounts of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the activities of an all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin as Bona Dea, "the good goddess."

(A) Based on accounts of various ancient writers,
(B) Basing it on various ancient writer's accounts,
(C) With accounts of various ancient writers used for a basis,
(D) By the accounts of various ancient writers they used,
(E) Using accounts of various ancient writers,

OA: E

Source: OG 12

A - incorrect, sounds as if "scientists" were "based on accounts"
B - awkward use of an -ing form and "writer" is singular whereas in the original sentence there is a plural form
C - redundant and awkward
D - awkward and "they" is ambiguous", it might refer to "accounts" and to "writers"
E - the best option

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