Question

The meaning of sentence 2 is unclear. Which phrase should replace it in this sentence?
A
a strange smell
B
a problem
C
something else
D
the smoke
(2) A bit of gray smoke was seeping out of the edges of the oven, while it was lurking in the air.

Answer 1

D — "the smoke."
The pronoun "it" refers to the smoke, so the sentence should read: "A bit of gray smoke was seeping out of the edges of the oven, while the smoke was lurking in the air."