Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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Truck Lines, Inc., 314 S.C. 303, 304, 443 S.E.2d 906, 907 (1994). When the language of a court rule is clear and unambiguous, the court is obligated to follow its plain and ordinary meaning. Unless an extension is granted, a defendant must serve his answer within thirty days “after the service of the complaint upon him.” Rule 12(a), SCRCP. If a party has failed to “plead or otherwise defend as provided by [the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure] and that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise,” the clerk of court will enter default. Rule 55(a), SCRCP. Entry of default is a ministerial act which a clerk is required to perform once default is made to appear by the affidavit of the moving party. See Thynes v. Lloyd, 294 S.C. 152, 153-54, 363 S.E.2d 122, 123 (Ct.App.1987) . Appellants initially argue the circuit court
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that in considering the appellants opposition to the motion for a default judgment it is proper to apply the rule 55c standard for setting aside the entry of a default
B. holding that whether default was actually entered is of no consequence since the entry of default is a purely ministerial act which the clerk was required to perform once the default was made to appear by the affidavit of the moving party
C. holding that trial court must make entry of default prior to entry of default judgment and court may not make entry of default when there is no default in law or in fact
D. holding that despite failure to appear for trial default could not be entered without notice to defendant
E. holding that the trial court was without authority to set aside entry of default on motion to set aside default judgment
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.