Although she had been known as an effective legislator first

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Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and l ater in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordanâ€™s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was  she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was televised nationwide.

A. later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordanâ€™s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were
C. later in the Untied States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was
D. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, not until 1974 did Barbara Jordan become a nationally recognized figure, as she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, being
E. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was

sandalphon · Answer

B should be the right choice. FIRST in the Texas Senate and LATER in the US..... So D and E are out. The first sentence is a modifier so after the comma Barbara Jordan must folllow, which leads us to B.

nakib77 · Answer

let's get some more response here. then I will post the OA.

Folaa3 · Answer

it is B. 
The clause "Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives" should be followed by a modifier as correctly done in B. Barbara Jordan modifies the entire clause.

laxieqv · Answer

D and E are redundant with " then" and "later" --> out.
The original sentence tries to say that although Barbara was known, she gained the national recognition in blah blah ....."not until" in A, C and D distort the meaning. 
B it is.

gamjatang · Answer

GOOD!!! I like your explanation, especially that "blah blah" part. :lol:

duttsit · Answer

when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon,  which were 

the bolded part in B doesn't look good. Which is generally used to modify preceding noun (President Richard Nixon here)..but here it seems like modifying the whole clause.

automan · Answer

D and E are wordy. In C which doesn't have a clear reference: what is which refering to?, participation or hearings?. The same for A. What is "it" refering to?

B is the better and should be the answer.

vc019 · Answer

It should be 'B'
Reason: hearings....... which were.....

nakib77 · Answer

Good job everyone. OA is B indeed.

Although she had been known as an effective legislator first

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