SAT Writing Question

<p>African art, for painter Lois Mailou Jones, offered her a primary source of inspiration, a wealth of forms, shapes, colors, and patterns.</p>

<p>For painter Lois Mailous Jones, African art was a primary source of inspiration, offering a wealth of forms, shapes, colors, and patterns.</p>

<p>What is the difference between these two sentences? I think they are all grammatically correct, but 2nd sentence is the right answer.</p>

<p>The first one is just weird o.o</p>

<p>African art, for painter Lois Mailou Jones, offered [(A) her] a primary source of inspiration, [(B) a wealth of forms, shapes, colors, and patterns.]</p>

<p>(A) Not sure if it has a grammatical antecedent.
(B) Doesn’t make sense.</p>

<p>Looking at #2 makes my head hurt.</p>