Pretending to have hurt his knee. Manoj’s attempt to convince his coach to let him out of practice was a failure.

• A. Manoj’s attempt to convince his coach to let him out of practice was a failure.
• B. Manoj’s attempt to convince his coach failed to let him out of practice.
• C. Manoj’s attempted to convince his coach to let him out of practice but it was a failure.
• D. Manoj’s attempted to convince his coach to let him out of practice but he failed.