Question

the whitney footbridge in minneapolis ____ an engraving of a john ashbery poem, which pedestrians can read as they walk. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? choose 1 answer: a features b was featuring c was featured by d would be featuring

Explanation:

1. Option A uses the simple present tense "features", which correctly describes a permanent, ongoing characteristic of the footbridge.
2. Option B's past continuous tense incorrectly implies the footbridge was only temporarily displaying the engraving in the past.
3. Option C is a passive construction that reverses the subject and object incorrectly here, as the footbridge is the one containing the engraving, not the one being featured.
4. Option D's conditional future tense does not fit the factual description of the footbridge's existing feature.

Answer:

A. features