Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Question

____ across the valley, the new pipeline will carry water to three villages.

Accepted Answer

A. Running. 'Running across the valley' describes the pipeline, the subject of the main clause.

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B. It runs — A clause cannot introduce the sentence this way without punctuation.

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C. Having been run — The passive perfect suggests the pipeline was run by someone, a different meaning.

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D. To run — An infinitive of purpose makes no sense here.

Standard English Conventions practice question