Question

the statue of unity, located in gujarat, india, is the tallest sculpture in the world. during its initial phases of construction, farmers from around india were asked to donate their used farming implements as scrap iron for the —— the message of unity the statue is meant to inspire, locals donated over 135 metric tons of scrap metal. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? a project, embodying b project. embodying c project, and embodying d project and embodying

Explanation:

The sentence structure requires a present - participle form to start the clause that modifies the whole idea of the project related to the Statue of Unity. "Embodying" is the correct form as it means representing or being a symbol of. Also, the correct preposition is "of" after "project", so "project, embodying" is the right choice.

Answer:

A. project, embodying