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Verbal·Standard English Conventions·Form, Structure, and Sense

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In Xu Bing’s art installation Book from the Sky, each one of the thousands of faux Chinese characters—printed in precise columns on the trio of long scrolls that swoop across the ceiling, on the rows of open books that undulate along the floor, and on the paper walls that stand to the sides—__________ no meaning. Invented by Bing, the characters present plausibly and grandiosely, inviting yet punishing those who yearn to decode them.

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

A

hold

B

holds

C

have held

D

were holding