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In response, a method of sculpture, workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds, and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pounding the metal into shape.

A. In response, a method of sculpture, workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds, and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pounding the metal into shape. : And is joining two sentences and subject is workers. So verb lay and pounding should be parallel.

B. Response is method of sculpture in which workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pound the metal into shape. : Correct

C. Response workers, who do a method of sculpture by laying copper sheets over wooden molds, use a variety of exotic hammers, and then pounding the metal into shape. Meaning error: It is not that response workers do a method, it is that workers do a method called response. Use & pounding should be parallel.

D. Workers who lay copper sheets over wooden molds use a variety of exotic hammers and carefully pound the metal into shape in order to do response, a method of sculpture. Meaning error : It means that workers who do a certain work do other mentioned works. But in the original sentence workers do certain things as a process one after another.

E. Laying copper sheets over wooden molds, and using a variety of exotic hammers in order to pound the metal into shape, response is a method of sculpture done by workers.Meaning error: Response does not lay copper sheets and use hammers.It is the workers who do the same.
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In response, a method of sculpture, workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds, and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pounding the metal into shape.

A. In response, a method of sculpture, workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds, and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pounding the metal into shape. (Verb 'MOLDS' ,'using', 'pounding' are not PARALLEL)

B. Response is method of sculpture in which workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pound the metal into shape.
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C. Response workers, who do a method of sculpture by laying copper sheets over wooden molds, use a variety of exotic hammers, and then pounding the metal into shape. Verb 'molds' ,'use', 'pounding' are not PARALLEL)

D. Workers who lay copper sheets over wooden molds use a variety of exotic hammers and carefully pound the metal into shape in order to do response, a method of sculpture.(AWKWARD)

E. Laying copper sheets over wooden molds, and using a variety of exotic hammers in order to pound the metal into shape, response is a method of sculpture done by workers.(ALTERED INTENT)

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In response, a method of sculpture, workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds, and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pounding the metal into shape.

A. In response, a method of sculpture, workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds, and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pounding the metal into shape.

B. Response is a method of sculpture in which workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds and then, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pound the metal into shape.

C. Response workers, who do a method of sculpture by laying copper sheets over wooden molds, use a variety of exotic hammers, and then pounding the metal into shape.

D. Workers who lay copper sheets over wooden molds use a variety of exotic hammers and carefully pound the metal into shape in order to do response, a method of sculpture.

E. Laying copper sheets over wooden molds, and using a variety of exotic hammers in order to pound the metal into shape, response is a method of sculpture done by workers.

B is perfectly fine and workers has been removed because of ellipsis..
In normal scenario, the sentence would be..


B. Response is method of sculpture in which *workers lay copper sheets over wooden molds* and then * WORKERS, using a variety of exotic hammers, carefully pound the metal into shape.*
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