[求助] 大全736 弱弱的问题

1.        The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preventing losses, loosening the interest rates in Washington, and fearing that the company may still be undercapitalized.

(A) loosening the interest rates in Washington, and fearing that the company may still be undercapitalized

(B) loosening the interest rates in Washington, and a fear of the company still being undercapitalized

(C) a loosening of the interest rates in Washington, and fearing that the company may still be undercapitalized

(D) a loosening of the interest rates in Washington, and a fear of the still undercapitalized company（E）

(E) a loosening of the interest rates in Washington, and a fear that the company may still be undercapitalized

 loosening 是动名词吗?我怎么 觉得a loosening of  和 loosening 一样

loosening- participal

a loosening of... loosening is a gerund