The xylophone, whose name comes from the greek xylon, meaning “wood,” is a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars that are struck with mallets to produce sounds. which choice shows the best way to simplify the last half of this sentence? a. meaning “wood,” the xylophone is a percussion instrument. consisting of a series of wooden bars that are struck with mallets to produce sounds. b. the xylophone, whose name comes from the greek xylon, meaning “wood,” is a percussion instrument. the xylophone consists of a series of wooden bars that are struck with mallets to produce sounds. c. the xylophone, whose name comes from the greek xylon, meaning “wood,” is a percussion instrument. a series of wooden bars that are struck with mallets to produce sounds. d. the xylophone, whose name comes from the greek xylon, meaning “wood,” is a percussion instrument. consisting of a series of wooden bars, the xylophone, that are struck with mallets to produce sounds.