A- hold
B- hold -->"what" does not make sense.
c - hold --> wordy, awkward
d- incorrect, "fearing" is used in place of "feared" Verb-Tense Error.
e- "It" --> ambiguous
Hence, A is the answer.
B- hold -->"what" does not make sense.
c - hold --> wordy, awkward
d- incorrect, "fearing" is used in place of "feared" Verb-Tense Error.
e- "It" --> ambiguous
Hence, A is the answer.






