大全-B-8

8. One pervasive theory explains the introduction of breakfast cereals in the early 1900s as a result of the growing number of automobiles, which led to a decline in horse ownership and a subsequent grain glut; by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, market equilibrium was restored.
(A) by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, market equilibrium was restored
(B) persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed restored market equilibrium
(C) by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, it restored market equilibrium
(D) the persuasion of people to eat what had previously been horse feed restored market equilibrium
(E) market equilibrium was restored when people were persuaded to eat former horse feed

不明白 答案B的语法知识， PERSUADING 前面是分号，两句子间没有关系啊？是逗号我还能理解。

请教！

同意楼上

分号后是独立的句子，persuading是后面句子的主语，不是表伴随，如果用逗号，就要加and

高!