Can anyone explain this SAT Writing MC Question?!

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<p>Today, among twentieth-century (artists, Salvador Dali's renown is probably exceeded only by Picasso).</p>

<p>(A) artists, Salvador Dali's renown is probably exceeded only by Picasso
(B) artists, Salvador Dali is probably exceeded in renown only by Picasso's
(C) artists, Salvador Dali's renown is probably exceeded only by Picasso's
(D) artists, Salvador Dali is only exceeded in renown probably by only Picasso
(E) artists, Salvador Dali's renown is only probably exceeded by Picasso's</p>

<p>I'll post the answer later!</p>

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<p>C
since it is most parallel with the possesive of renown.</p>

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<p>Its a comparison question, so I think the only one grammatically correct is (C). As for the use of parentheses, I have no idea.</p>

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<p>99.99999999% sure the correct answer is C.</p>

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<p>It's (C)
It seems that I'm the only person who got it wrong.
I chose D
Shouldn't 'Salvador Dali' come after 'artists' because 'artists' does not refer to 'Salvador Dali's renown'?</p>

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<p>sl1201,</p>

<p>I like your reasoning there, but the dead give-away that D is wrong is the repetitiveness, wordiness and ugliness of "exceeded in renown *probably by only * Picasso." That just doesn't work in any context.</p>

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<p>I said B because the beginning of the sentence says "among twenieth century artists," so shouldn't it be Dali and Piccasso that are compared, not their "renown"?</p>

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<p>Nevermind. Read too fast. It's C, because in B, Picasso's renown is compared to Dali.</p>