Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Instead of ......., she lied?
a
pleading
b
her to plead
c
her pleading
d
plead
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Marshery29
2 years ago
option C is correct... grammatical and semantically. Her pleading act as the object of the prepostion "instead of"
DrSponsor
11 months ago
🅒 her pleading (C)
This is the best choice. 
“Her pleading” is a gerund phrase with a possessive pronoun ("her"), clearly showing that she is the one who was supposed to plead.
"Instead of her pleading, she lied?" 
Option A is also correct BUT it's less specific about who is doing the pleading. That slight vagueness makes it less precise. 
