What are the three connecting objects?

• A. Sequence Flows, Message Flows, Associations
• B. Data Objects, Annotations, Groups
• C. Events, Tasks, Pools
• D. Gates, Artifacts, Data Stores

Answer: (A)

Connecting objects are the edges that link elements in a BPMN diagram. There are three kinds: Sequence Flows show the order of flow objects within the same process, guiding how the process proceeds from one activity to the next. Message Flows handle communication between separate processes (between different pools), indicating messages exchanged across process boundaries. Associations connect artifacts like data or text to flow objects to provide extra information without changing the process flow.

Other items listed are either artifacts, grouping constructs, or the flow objects themselves, not the connectors that relate elements. So the three connecting objects are Sequence Flows, Message Flows, and Associations.