His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful, Sir Joseph Lister lent his name to the company that developed Listerine, the first antibacterial liquid.
A. His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful
B. Since his campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms had been eventually successful
C. Because of the eventual success of his campaigning for sanitary conditions in operating rooms
D. His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms being eventually successful
E. Campaigning, eventually successfully, for conditions to be sanitary in operating rooms
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His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful, Sir Joseph Lister lent his name to the company that developed Listerine, the first antibacterial liquid.
A. His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful-->INCORRECT: This make sentence a run-on
B. Since his campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms had been eventually successful-->CORRECT: Since used to join the sentence, also 'had been' is correct.
C. Because of the eventual success of his campaigning for sanitary conditions in operating rooms-->INCORRECT:no clear subject and "because of" less preferable to "since".
D. His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms being eventually successful-->INCORRECT: same as in A
E. Campaigning, eventually successfully, for conditions to be sanitary in operating rooms-->INCORRECT: sentence fragmentation error.
A. His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful-->INCORRECT: This make sentence a run-on
B. Since his campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms had been eventually successful-->CORRECT: Since used to join the sentence, also 'had been' is correct.
C. Because of the eventual success of his campaigning for sanitary conditions in operating rooms-->INCORRECT:no clear subject and "because of" less preferable to "since".
D. His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms being eventually successful-->INCORRECT: same as in A
E. Campaigning, eventually successfully, for conditions to be sanitary in operating rooms-->INCORRECT: sentence fragmentation error.
Sonu
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