3. A mixture of reggae and jazz, the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were.
(A) the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were
music is compared to contemporaries
(B) the artist was more innovative in his music than most of his contemporaries
music is compared to contemporaries
(C) the artist’s music was more innovative than that of most of his contemporaries
Correct comparison
(D) the music of the artist being more innovative in comparison to the music of most of his contemporaries
the dreaded being
(E) the artist, in his music, was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were
incorrect modification of the artist by mixture of reggae and jazz
(A) the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were
music is compared to contemporaries
(B) the artist was more innovative in his music than most of his contemporaries
music is compared to contemporaries
(C) the artist’s music was more innovative than that of most of his contemporaries
Correct comparison
(D) the music of the artist being more innovative in comparison to the music of most of his contemporaries
the dreaded being
(E) the artist, in his music, was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were
incorrect modification of the artist by mixture of reggae and jazz