Another verbal question

[dadwal.kartik]

Although the researchers agreed unanimously on their expectations for the outcome of the experiment, their surprise was evident when the actual data started coming in.

a) their surprise was evident when
b) they were evidently surprised when
c) their surprise was in evidence when
d) they were evidently surprised as
e) they were surprised as

IMO Answer should be E.

but Correct answer seems to be (B) I don't understand why?

Any help would appreciate.

thanks a lot!

[arnabgangully]

As we all know that as can be used as conjugation or in the capacity of "where its used to compare clause" here its used as a conjugation and the option E is the Correct one .

[tim]

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