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by imskpwr » Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:29 am
Barry Manilow, whose legal name is Barry Alan Pincus, is a 70-year-old musician who has played with Sting, Elton John, and Bette Midler, among others, a genial man with a face and voice known around the world.

among others, a

among others; a

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among others, but also a

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Please any expert tell me. I doubt E is not wrong
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by imskpwr » Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:01 am
imskpwr wrote:Barry Manilow, whose legal name is Barry Alan Pincus, is a 70-year-old musician who has played with Sting, Elton John, and Bette Midler, among others, a genial man with a face and voice known around the world.

among others, a

among others; a

and is among others a

among others, but also a

and, among others, is also a


Please any expert tell me. I doubt E is not wrong
Also, tell me WHEN to use "ABSOLUTE MODIFIERS"(like here "a genial man with a face and voice known around the world" modifying the complete sentence) and WHEN can they be replaced by "AND"(like in C and D "and is among others a genial man with a face and voice known around the world". This looks fine to me as it is SEPARATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION).
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