106. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea’s aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
(A) in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
(B) in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping
(C) in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping
(D) to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help
(E) to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
I was confused between A and E. How to decide whether to use the infinitive form or -ing form in this case. Also please let me know if a noun can be followed by an infinitive form of Verb. I always face issues between the infinitive and -ing usage.
Thanks,
Amit