the thief was caught by the students.A. There being nowhere to hideB. There was nowhere

问题补充：

,the thief was caught by the students.

A. There being nowhere to hide

B. There was nowhere to hide

C. There is nowhere to hide

D. There nowhere to hide

答案：

(答案→)A. There being nowhere to hide

B. There was nowhere to hide

C. There is nowhere to hide

D. There nowhere to hide

解析：注意标点符号,判断为非谓语动词作状语,there be句型的现在分词形式应该为 “there being...”。