1. An artistic presence of the first order, one frequently ranked with Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce, Martha Graham was acclaimed as a great dancer long before her innovative masterworks made her the most honored of American choreographers

(A) Martha Graham was acclaimed as

(B) Martha Graham was acclaimed to be

(C) Martha Graham’s acclaim is as

(D) Martha Graham’s acclaim to be（A）

(E) Martha Graham’s acclaim was in being

没看懂句子的意思，选了D,那位大虾解释一下

be acclaimed as是固定搭配，记住。

An artistic presence of the first order和frequently ranked with Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce都是主语的同位语。