Choose the correct one.
Correct answer: B. While penicillin was being hailed as a wonder drug, the name of its discoverer was hardly known outside the medical profession.
- A. While penicillin was being hailed as a wonder drug, the name of its discoverer was hard known outside the medical profession.
- B. While penicillin was being hailed as a wonder drug, the name of its discoverer was hardly known outside the medical profession.
- C. While penicillin was being hailed as a wonder drug, the name of their discoverer was hardly known outside the medical profession.
- D. While penicillin was being hail as a wonder drug, the name of its discoverer was hardly known outside the medical profession.
Explanation
The correct answer is B. While penicillin was being hailed as a wonder drug, the name of its discoverer was hardly known outside the medical profession. The correct sentence uses the correct adverb, pronoun, and verb tense to describe the relatively unknown status of the discoverer of penicillin outside the medical profession, despite the drug's widespread acclaim.
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