(A) there was exoneration and his freedom
(B) he was to be exonerated with freedom
(C) being exonerated and freed
(D) exoneration and his freedom
(E) being freed, having been exonerated
Solution:
Parallelism*
Alfred was ‘imprisoned’ and later ‘exonerated’. Only choices B, C, and E maintain this parallelism. Hence, A and D can be eliminated.
B is wordy and awkward.
E uses past perfect continuous tense rather than simple past tense.
C is the best choice.
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