请问885－sec- C-12的句子成分

emily_215

12.   After this year’s record-shattering January performance in Madison Square Garden, the ensemble were touted as the country’s best new group in decades; no critic or reviewer had anything but praise for the young musicians.

(A) the ensemble were touted as the country’s

(B) the ensemble was touted as the country’s

(C) the country touted the ensemble like the

(D) touting the ensemble as the country’s（B）

(E) they were touting the ensemble as the country’s

想问一下后两句没有连词也能成立吗，最后一句是做什么成分的

emily_215

不好意思不好意思浪费大家时间了，我的word把分号显示成一个灰点加逗号了