Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:
The dog was limping. It appeared that one of its legs might have been injured

• A.The dog was limping as if it had an injured leg
• B.The dog was limping as it had an injured leg
• C.The dog was limping so it had an injured leg
• D.The dog was limping so as it had an injured leg
• E.The dog was limping for it had an injured leg