Question

The officialdom, shocked and frightened by the general unrest, expanded local relief efforts, hoping to moderate the depression's severity and to re-establish social order.

• A. The officialdom, shocked and frightened by the general unrest, expanded local relief efforts, hoping to moderate the depression's severity and to re-establish social order.
• B. officialdom, shocked and frightened by the general unrest, expanded local relief efforts, and hoped to moderate the depression's severity and to re-establish social order.
• C. The officialdom shocked and frightened the general unrest, expanded local relief efforts, and hoped to moderate the depression's severity and to re-establish social order.
• D. The officialdom, shocked and frightened by the general unrest, expanded local relief efforts, moderated the depression's severity and re-established social order.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The officialdom, shocked and frightened by the general unrest, expanded local relief efforts, hoping to moderate the depression's severity and to re-establish social order.

A is the only grammatically correct option, as it has better placement of modifier and the subject is closer to both the modifiers.