a question (fill in the blank)

[Mhsn]

.........a cheese shop has since grown into a small conglomerate consisting of a catering business and two retail stores.
a) in the beginning of b) it began as c) its beginning which was d)what began as
which choice is good for the blank in the sentence? Thank you.

[Beeesneees]

Why not have a go yourself first?
Which would you choose, Mhsn?
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[Mhsn]

Hi Beeesneees,
Actually I haven't a conscious response for this question.

[Ned_Marian]

I think the sentence need a subject.

The predicate is "has grown".

The correct answer is ....

[Ned_Marian]

I could simplify that phrase as bellow:

Something has grown in this way.

Is my supposition correct?

[Cristina.ro]

What began as a cheese shop has since grown into a small conglomerate consisting of a catering business and two retail stores.
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[Ned_Marian]

"It's truly a good answer." or "It's right answer, indeed."?

What is more appropriate using? Is there any difference between above sentences?

[Mhsn]

Hi Cristina, could you please explain your answer?

[Cristina.ro]

Hmm... I could try, Mshn.

As Ned_Marian pointed out, the sentence needs a subject. If I'm not mistaken, 'what' is the subject of that sentence.

With a small change, I think option b. would also work:
It began as a cheese shop and has since grown into a small conglomerate consisting of a catering business and two retail stores. -- Here the subject of the sentence is 'it'.
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[Ned_Marian]

The subject is "What began as cheese shop".

[Mhsn]

Thanks for the information.