which verb is the correct one?

[qqumm]

Hi all, thank you for your attention!

In the sentence below, which verb can correctly replace `shudder at`, without adding any further word and keeping all grammar aspects correct?
Most writers would positively shudder at letting the public take a peep behind the scenes.


a)fear
b)react on
c)ignore
d)avoid to
e)object

[Josef Essberger]

Hi all, thank you for your attention!

In the sentence below, which verb can correctly replace `shudder at`, without adding any further word and keeping all grammar aspects correct?
Most writers would positively shudder at letting the public take a peep behind the scenes.


a)fear
b)react on
c)ignore
d)avoid to
e)object

a) fear is grammatically possible but frankly non-idiomatic and meaningless in the context. The others are ungrammatical and/or gobbledygook.

[Annette Renner]

The correct verb that can replace "shudder at" in the given sentence without adding any further words and keeping all grammar aspects correct is: fear

[Brave]

The correct verb that can replace "shudder at" in the given sentence without adding any further words and keeping all grammar aspects correct is: fear

Yes, "fear" can grammatically replace "shudder at", but the resulting sentence is rather strange.

[techonixbd]

The verb that can correctly replace "shudder at" in the given sentence without adding any further words and keeping all grammar aspects correct is:

a) fear

So, the modified sentence would be:
"Most writers would positively fear letting the public take a peep behind the scenes."

[Murazik]

Hi all, thank you for your attention!

In the sentence below, which verb can correctly replace `shudder at`, without adding any further word and keeping all grammar aspects correct?
Most writers would positively shudder at letting the public take a peep behind the scenes.


a)fear
b)react on
c)ignore
d)avoid to
e)object

Fear is right