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Egyptians are credited
as having pioneered embalming methods as long ago as 2650 B.C.
(A) as having
(B) with having
(C) to have
(D) as the ones who
(E) for being the ones who
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LINK Concepts tested here: Idioms + Awkwardness/Redundancy• "credited + with + present participle ("verb+ing" )" and "credited + as + noun" are the correct, idiomatic constructions.
A:1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "credited + as + present participle ("verb+ing" - "having" in this case)"; remember, "credited + with + present participle ("verb+ing" )" and "credited + as + noun" are the correct, idiomatic constructions.
B: Correct.1/ This answer choice correctly uses the idiomatic construction "credited + with + present participle ("verb+ing - "having" in this case)".
2/ Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C: Trap.
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "credited + to"; remember, "credited + with + present participle ("verb+ing" )" and "credited + as + noun" are the correct, idiomatic constructions.
D:1/ This answer choice uses the needlessly wordy phrase "as the ones who", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
E:1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "credited + for"; remember, "credited + with + present participle ("verb+ing" )" and "credited + as + noun" are the correct, idiomatic constructions.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team