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Once the physiological effects and anesthetic qualities of diethyl ether were demonstrated and with its superiority to chloroform being proved by William Morton, the medical community rapidly adopted it as the anesthetic of choice.

(A) and with its superiority to chloroform being
(B) and its superiority to chloroform
(C) and its superiority over chloroform had been
(D) its superiority over chloroform
(E) with its superiority to chloroform having been


 


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(A) and with its superiority to chloroform being (with its superiority to chloroform being proved by William Morton is a correct prepositional phrase which is modifying 'the medical community rapidly adopted it as the anesthetic of choice'. Also two independent clauses are correctly joined with and.)
(B) and its superiority to chloroform (excluding with makes the sentence looks like the superiority of diethyl ether doesn't exist before being proven by William Morton)
(C) and its superiority over chloroform had been (The usage of had been makes clause after and an independent clause. And also the last clause is also independent so they can't be joined together with a comma)
(D) its superiority over chloroform (exclusion of and makes the two independent clauses joined by a comma. Incorrect)
(E) with its superiority to chloroform having been (having been proved makes the clause looks like the superiority is still in process of being proven. Thus incorrect)
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(A) and with its superiority to chloroform being
Option (A) is wordy and redundant. The phrase "with its superiority to chloroform being" adds unnecessary verbiage to the sentence without adding any essential information.

Option (B) is the most appropriate choice in this context. It provides a concise and grammatically correct way of connecting the two clauses in the sentence. The phrase "and its superiority to chloroform" effectively conveys the intended meaning without unnecessary complexity.
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(C) and its superiority over chloroform had been
Option (C) creates an awkward tense mismatch in the sentence. The use of "had been" is unnecessary and doesn't fit well with the rest of the sentence.

(D) its superiority over chloroform
Option (D) is concise and grammatically correct, but it lacks the conjunction "and," which is needed to connect the two clauses and show the relationship between the demonstrated physiological effects of diethyl ether and its superiority to chloroform.

(E) with its superiority to chloroform having been
Option (E) introduces the participle phrase "having been," which makes the sentence unnecessarily complex. It also disrupts the smooth flow of the sentence and doesn't fit well in the context of the sentence.
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(A) and with its superiority to chloroform being - with' absurd structure
(B) and its superiority to chloroform - Correct
(C) and its superiority over chloroform had been : IDIOM superiority over
(D) its superiority over chloroform: "and" required +IDIOM superiority over
(E) with its superiority to chloroform having been -with' absurd structure, we need "and"

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