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

Question

Weakened by decades of frost, ____.

Accepted Answer

A. the wall finally collapsed during the storm. The thing weakened by frost is the wall, so the wall must follow the modifier.

Answer

B. the storm finally brought the wall down — Says the storm was weakened.

Answer

C. engineers finally decided to demolish the wall — Says the engineers were weakened.

Answer

D. the council finally closed the path beside the wall — Says the council was weakened.

Standard English Conventions practice question