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Standard English Conventions practice question

Hoping to catch the last ferry, ____

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

  1. A. the walkers ran the final mile to the pier.Correct
  2. B. the final mile to the pier was run by the walkers.
  3. C. the pier was reached at a run.
  4. D. the last mile was a run.

Answer: A. the walkers ran the final mile to the pier.

The walkers are the ones hoping, so they must be the subject.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the final mile to the pier was run by the walkers.
Makes the mile the one hoping.
C. the pier was reached at a run.
Makes the pier the one hoping.
D. the last mile was a run.
Makes the mile the one hoping.

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