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 present - participle phrase "embodying the message of unity" is a non - essential modifier. It should be set off by a comma after "project" and not be part of a compound verb construction. Option A correctly uses a comma to separate the main clause "locals donated over 135 metric tons of scrap metal" from the non - essential participial phrase. Option B has a period where a comma should be for the non - essential modifier. Option C uses "and" which is incorrect as "embodying" is not part of a compound verb with another verb. Option D also incorrectly uses "and" without proper verb parallelism.

Answer:

A. project, embodying