"Creating fear in us" is a gerund verbal phrase. Option A is correct.
A gerund phrase always begin with a gerund,(an ing word), and may include other modifiers and/or objects. Gerund phrases always function as nouns, so they will be subjects, subject complements, or objects in the sentence. So, to put it simply, a gerund is a noun formed with a verb ending in ing. In this particular case the gerung in the sentence is the verb "creating;"(create+ing).
I would say B
A focus group could be defined as a group of interacting individuals having some common interest or characteristics, brought together by a moderator, who uses the group and its interaction as a way to gain information about a specific or focused issue.
Hope I’m not too late but it means loss of hope or to be without hope
<span>Yes, it certainly can be when it's properly punctuated.
The statement looks back on a day last week, when the teacher was grading
essays written by James and John. It tells of one particular sentence in the
essays, almost identically worded in both essays, except for one word difference.
<span>James ... while John had had "had" ... had had "had had". "Had had" had had
a better effect on their teacher.</span></span>
