During her presidency of the short-lived Woman¡¯s State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.
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The Answer is: D
A "...as she was..." is awkward and unnecessary and "in her suggestion" is unidiomatic¡ªshould be ¡°with her suggestion¡± or ¡°by suggesting.¡±
B "...as she was..." as noted in A and "by her suggestion of" is also unidiomatic, similar to problem noted in A.
C "...in being..." is unnecessary and "had scandalized" is incorrect usage of past perfect tense when the simple past is appropriate.
E In "...a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized...," she is unnecessary and "
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