Sentence Correction

Hi Ron,
I had considered myself good with the modifier concepts before I saw the below question. This question is from the manhattan's fourth edition sentence correction guide.


Although William Pereira first gained national recognition for his movie set designs, including those for the 1942 film "Reap the Wild Wind," future generations remember him as the architect of the Transamerica Tower, the Malibu campus of Pepperdine University, and the city of Irvine.

(A) including those for the 1942 film "Reap the Wild Wind," future generations
(B) like that for the 1942 film "Reap the Wild Wind," future generations will
(C) like those for the 1942 film "Reap the Wild Wind," future generations
(D) including that for the 1942 film "Reap the Wild Wind," future generations
will
(E) including those for the 1942 film "Reap the Wild Wind," future generations
will


The answer to this question is given as E.

If we evaluate this question in the light of verb+ing modifier concept, do you think that
the word 'including' should precede by a 'comma'?

I think 'including' is a present participle here and here it is intended to modify only the noun
'movie set designs' but for that to be true it shouldn't be preceded by a 'comma'.

If the 'ing participle' comes after the clause and separated from the clause with a 'comma'
it modifies the whole clause or the verb of the clause but obviously not the noun closest
to it if the noun is not the subject of the clause.


Ron, after reading few of your posts about the modifiers the above was my understanding on the present participle modifiers. Please correct me if I am wrong.

I couldn't understand why this rule shouldn't hold true in the above question also.
To sum up, I agree that E is the best of the lot but I think that the word 'including' shouldn't have been preceded by a 'comma'. Please guide me if I am missing something here.

Thanks,