In the early 1990s, voice recognition software was an anathema
to most medical and legal transcriptionists; now, however, most medical and legal transcriptionists accept it as desirable.(A) to most medical and legal transcriptionists; now, however, most medical and legal transcriptionists accept it as desirable.
(B) to most medical and legal transcriptionists, now, however, most medical and legal transcriptionists accept it.
(C) to most medical and legal transcriptionists; now, however, most medical and legal transcriptionists are desirable of it.
(D) to most medical and legal transcriptionists; now, however, most medical and legal transcriptionists accepted it as desirable.
(E) to most medical and legal transcriptionists. Now, however, most medical and legal transcriptionists will accept it as desirable.
Answer choice (B) is correct as it uses the most concise language and correct tense.
(A) is incorrect as "as desirable" is implied in the contrast made to "an anathema."
(C) is incorrect because of the awkward construction "are desirable of it," which could be replaced with an active verb ("accept").
(D) is incorrect because of redundancy ("as desirable," as in A) and because of the use of past tense to refer to the present tense suggested by "now."
(E) is incorrect because of redundancy ("as desirable," as in A) and because of the use of the future tense to refer to the present tense suggested by "now."