Question

Jed learned the craft of carpentry from his father. Throughout his life, he extolled his father's craft whenever an opportunity presented itself.
Which option best combines the two sentences?

• A. Jed learned the craft of carpentry from his father, whose craft, whenever an opportunity was presented, he praised throughout his life.
• B. Whenever an opportunity was presented, Jed learned the craft of carpentry from his father whose craft he praised throughout his life.
• C. Jed learned the craft of carpentry from his father who throughout his life, extolled his father's craft whenever an opportunity presented itself.
• D. Jed learned the craft of carpentry from his father but throughout his life, he extolled his father's craft whenever an opportunity presented itself.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Jed learned the craft of carpentry from his father, whose craft, whenever an opportunity was presented, he praised throughout his life.

Since the two sentences refer to the same object of possession, a possessive pronoun must be used to conjoin the two. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not use a possessive pronoun or use the wrong sequence of words, hence incorrect.