|Question 15Verbal

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On Guard is a 1997 photograph by Iranian artist Shirin Neshat. Like many of Neshat's photos, the work featuresa pair of hands. Clasping a microphone, one hand _____ covered in Persian script, the hands imply an out-of-frame figure on the edge of speaking.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
is bare, the other
A
is bare and the other is
B
bare and the other
C
bare, the other is
D