(A) were influential on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from

(B) influenced generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from

(C) was influential to generations of bluegrass artists, was also inspirational to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music was different significantly in comparison to

(D) was influential to generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians, who included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, the music of whom differed significantly when compared to（B）

(E) were an influence on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music was significantly different from that of

ALSO 不是副词吗？ 怎么链接动词了？？

谢谢大家

这句话的断句不是很明确，能先指点一下吗？

我觉得问题不是你说的also 能不能做连词，（一般情况下应该不能）而是哪一个才是整个句子的谓语动词，我提炼的句子主干是Bluegrass musician Bill Monroe also inspired many musicians，其余的动词都是修饰成分里面的，所以这里不存在also 作连词的说法。