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Nuclear weapons being invented, there was wide expectation in the scientific community that all war would end.

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What - Expectation that all war would end
Why - Nuclear weapons were invented
The expectations started or came into picture after nuclear weapons was invented.

Lets see the answer choices below

A.Nuclear weapons being invented, there was wide expectation in the scientific community that - Incorrect
- The expectations started after nuclear weapons invented. Usage of being in present or past continuous tense meaning that action takes place in continual manner, but the invention happened once.

B. When nuclear weapons were invented, expectation was that - Incorrect
- Expectation happened only when the invention took place and not after that ?

C. As nuclear weapons were invented, there was wide expectation that - Incorrect
- 'Were' is used with expressions that are hypothetical. Here the invention is real.

D. Insofar as nuclear weapons were invented, it was widely expected - Incorrect
- Usage of were again is wrong.

E. With the invention of nuclear weapons, there was wide expectation that - Correct
This correctly explains the intended meaning of the sentence.

Ans: E
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Nuclear weapons being invented, there was wide expectation in the scientific community that all war would end.

Analysis:
What - Expectation that all war would end
Why - Nuclear weapons were invented
The expectations started or came into picture after nuclear weapons was invented.

Lets see the answer choices below

A.Nuclear weapons being invented, there was wide expectation in the scientific community that - Incorrect
- The expectations started after nuclear weapons invented. Usage of being in present or past continuous tense meaning that action takes place in continual manner, but the invention happened once.

B. When nuclear weapons were invented, expectation was that - Incorrect
- Expectation happened only when the invention took place and not after that ?

C. As nuclear weapons were invented, there was wide expectation that - Incorrect
- 'Were' is used with expressions that are hypothetical. Here the invention is real.

D. Insofar as nuclear weapons were invented, it was widely expected - Incorrect
- Usage of were again is wrong.

E. With the invention of nuclear weapons, there was wide expectation that - Correct
This correctly explains the intended meaning of the sentence.

isn't were is the past tense of "are"
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