Correct option is A
The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (a)
connects.
Explanation: The subject
The door is singular and needs a finite verb in the simple present to state a general fact:
The door
connects
the two offices.
The highlighted segment
which connecting is ungrammatical: after
which (a relative pronoun), we need a finite verb (
which connects), not a participle (
connecting).
Since the options don’t offer
which connects, we rewrite the sentence without the relative pronoun and use the simple present verb
connects, which is concise and correct.
Grammatical rule used: Use
simple present for general truths/functions; in
relative clauses, the relative pronoun is followed by a finite verb (
which + V-s/V2/etc.). A
reduced relative clause may use the -ing form without
which:
The door connecting the two offices…
Example:
The bridge
connects
the island to the mainland.
Information booster: Reduced relatives:
The students
sitting
in the front row… (=
who are sitting…). But if you keep
which/who, use a finite verb:
which
sit
/
sits , not
which sitting.