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On June 11,1993, Steven Spielberg released his film Jurassic Park, this was the inauguration of both a new style of film-making and the audience's fascination with dinosaurs.
A. Jurassic Park, this was the inauguration of both a new style of film-making and the audience's fascination with dinosaurs.
B. Jurassic Park, thus marking the inauguration of both a new style of film-making and the audience's fascination with dinosaurs.
C. Jurassic Park, both inaugurated a new style of film-making and the audience's fascination from dinosaurs.
D. Jurassic Park, and this was the inauguration of both a new style of film-making and the audience's fascination with dinosaurs.
E. Jurassic Park, whose inauguration of both a new style of film-making and the audience's fascination with dinosaurs.
Choice A: In Option A, it is not clear what the pronoun "this" is referring to; it could refer to "Jurrasic Park" or "June 11, 1993. Thus, Option A is incorrect.
Choice B: Option B uses the appropriate modifier, the "verb+ing" form, conveys the intended meaning of the sentence, and avoids using any incorrect idioms. Thus, Option B is correct.
Choice C: By applying the modifying phrase "both inaugurated..." to the clause "On June 11, 1993, Steven Spielberg released his film, Jurassic Park", Option C implies that both Steven Spielberg and the film inaugurated a new style of film and the audience's fascination. Option C also utilizes an unidiomatic construction, "both X and Y". Thus, Option C is incorrect.
Choice D: Option D incorrectly utilizes a comma and the word "and" to connect two clauses. Thus, Option D is incorrect.
Choice E: Option E utilizes "whose" to refer to an inanimate object. Thus, Option E is incorrect.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.One important thing to note here is that there are certain cases wherein the pronoun "whose" can be used for inanimate objects.
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