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E seems to be parallel in structure to previous clause.


"E" is, in fact, the answer. Great Work. :)
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Should be E
Easy to sieze and difficult to retain. Parallelism

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During World War II the German found it easy to seize Russian territory, but retaining it difficult


(A) retaining it difficult

(B) its retention difficult

(C) difficult in so far as retaining it was concerned

(D) difficulty was encountered in holding it

(E) difficult to retain it


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llism rules here ... to seize , to retain ..
E it is
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Parallelism; Found it easy to..... but difficult to ...
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