Sentence Correction

In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted by their habit.
(A) In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that
(B) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(C) When referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety about
(D) With reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(E) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety that

E for sure, when choosing between C and E.

E is the one that maintains the tense of the non-underlined portion by using "Express"

niraj_a wrote:E for sure, when choosing between C and E.

E is the one that maintains the tense of the non-underlined portion by using "Express"

C also uses express, so why not C
Also anxiety about looks better than anxiety that

express that is correct usage.

I'd go with B. First, 'Referring to..' is a better modifier..and 'anxious about' seems better than 'anxious that'...

I'll go with E

Wht's the oa?

ok.. let's go away from what seems better to something technically correct

about is a preposition.. usually connects noun with a phrase or a noun.. anxiety is a noun.. and the part after anxiety is a proper clause.. that is it has a subject and a verb.. so you need "that" here and not "about"

E is the answer.. HTH..