Question

Maya Angelou was a mother and grandmother. Maya Angelou was one of the nation's preeminent literary figures.

What is the best way to combine the information in the two sentences?
A.
Maya Angelou was a mother, grandmother, was one of the nation's preeminent literary figures.
B.
Maya Angelou was a mother and grandmother of one of the nation's preeminent literary figures.
C.
Maya Angelou, one of the nation's preeminent literary figures, was a mother and a grandmother.
D.
Maya Angelou was one of the nation's preeminent mothers and grandmothers

Answer 1

C. "Maya Angelou, one of the nation's preeminent literary figures, was a mother and a grandmother." — correctly and clearly combines the two facts without changing their meaning.