The thief tried to break away from the policeman who ________ him but failed.

The thief tried to break away from the policeman who ________ him but failed.

A.held

B.was catching

C.would take

D.was holding

答案及解析： D

解析：

catch sb，表动作“捉住”，hold sb．表状态，“抓着”。本句表示“警察抓着他”，他想逃脱，整个过程中一直抓着，用hold的进行时。