There are various economic interpretations of the classic children's book The Wizard of Oz. One describes the story as an allegory for late 19th-century monetary policy. That interpretation compares the Yellow Brick Road to the gold standard.
Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences?
One describes the story as an allegory for late 19th-century monetary policy, comparing the Yellow Brick Road to the gold standard.
One describes the story as an allegory for late 19th-century monetary policy; and that interpretation compares the Yellow Brick Road to the gold standard.
Comparing the Yellow Brick Road to the gold standard, one interpretation describes the story, having been written as a children's book, as an allegory for monetary policy.
Describing the story as an allegory for late 19th-century monetary policy, one interpretation compares the Yellow Brick Road to the gold standard, which is in the classic children's book.
Correct Answer: A
Choice A is the best answer. It turns the second sentence into a participial phrase ("comparing the Yellow Brick Road..."), which modifies the subject "One" (referring to the interpretation) concisely.
Choice B is incorrect because the semicolon is unnecessary before "and," and the phrasing is less concise. Choice C is incorrect because "having been written as a children's book" is a misplaced modifier that distracts from the main point. Choice D is incorrect because the relative clause "which is in the classic children's book" is redundant and awkwardly placed.