Sentence Correction

John Wilkins, who rose from this humble, one-room apartment to the sprawling mansion that he lives in today, is the most amazing rags-to-riches strory I`ve ever heard.

(A) John Wilkins, who rose from this humble, one-room apartment to the sprawling mansion that he lives in today, is

(B) The rising of John Wilkins from this humble, one-room apartment to the sprawling mansion that he lives in today, is

(C) John Wilkins` rising from this humble, one-room apartment to the sprawling mansion that he lives in today, is

(D) John Wilkins rose from this humble, one-room apartment to the sprawling mansion that he lives in today, and this is

(E) The rise of John Wilkins from this humble, one-room apartment to the sprawling mansion that he lives in today, is

I would select E as the right answer..

Any explanation why E is right and he other choices are wrong ?

I too feel E is correct . What is OA ?

This question appears to be a classic comparison problem where apples(John Wilkins) are compared with oranges(rags-to-riches story) and that explains the Exclusion of A, C and D options.

E sounds better but don't know exactly why B is wrong. Anybody else why E and not B is correct?

The rising of is awkward and also it is an event in the past

E for me too.

'The rise of John Wilkins [....] is the most amazing rags-to-riches strory I`ve ever heard'

A - apple/oranges
B, C - 'rising' is awk
D - ambigous pronoun 'this'

E - correct

IMO E

B is wrong as it compares a verb 'rising' to a noun 'story'

Why "rising" in B and C is awark, pls help

In answer E, Why the comma before "is"?