3) Although Tonya is as gifted as, if not more gifted than many of her literary peers, she is extremely modest and her romance novel is unpublished.

(A) Although Tonya is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of her colleagues, she is extremely modest and her romance novel is unpublished.
(B) Although Tonya is as gifted, if not more gifted, than many of her colleagues, she is extremely modest with her romance novel remaining unpublished.
(C) Although Tonya is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of her colleagues, she is extremely modest and will not publish her romance novel.
(D) Despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than her colleagues, Tonya is extremely modest and will not publish her romance novel.
(E) Being as gifted as, or more gifted than, many of her colleagues, Tonya is extremely modest and her romance novel is unpublished.

3) Choice C is correct. The first part of the sentence is correct (from "although" to "colleagues"). The error is the use of the word "and", which does not logically connect the writer's modesty to her failure to get published. Choice C supplies the connection.

(C) Although Tonya is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of her colleagues, she is extremely modest and will not publish her romance novel.