{"id":"cb_question_bank:12f24da0-bb74-44de-abc2-6f62ec4c8549","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"12f24da0-bb74-44de-abc2-6f62ec4c8549","external_id":"98341ec4-6938-453c-9ee4-11a09b55eabf","ibn":null,"question_id":"7f48b098","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","difficulty":"M","score_band":5,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?","stimulus":"Photosynthesis, the mechanism by which plants use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into ______ blank is fueled in part by an enzyme called Photosystem II that harvests energy-giving electrons from water molecules.","stimulus_html":"<p>Photosynthesis, the mechanism by which plants use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> is fueled in part by an enzyme called Photosystem II that harvests energy-giving electrons from water molecules.</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is the punctuation of a supplementary element within a sentence. The comma after “nutrients” pairs with the comma after “photosynthesis” to separate the supplementary element “the mechanism by which plants use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into nutrients” from the rest of the sentence. This supplementary element functions to define the term “photosynthesis,” and the pair of commas indicates that this element could be removed without affecting the grammatical coherence of the sentence. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because it fails to use appropriate punctuation to separate the supplementary element from the rest of the sentence. Choice B is incorrect because a conjunction can’t be paired with a comma in this way to separate the supplementary element from the rest of the sentence. Choice D is incorrect because a dash can’t be paired with a comma in this way to separate the supplementary element from the rest of the sentence. </p>","correct_answer":["C"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.349000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.349000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>nutrients</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>nutrients and</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>nutrients,</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>nutrients—</p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_name":"College Board digital SAT question bank (community dump)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/","retrieved_from":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank/main/data/cb-digital-questions.json","attribution":"SAT practice questions © College Board, from the official SAT Suite Question Bank. Retrieved via the community dump at github.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank.","disclaimer":"SAT® and PSAT/NMSQT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, does not sponsor, and does not endorse this project.","license":"College Board copyright; source repository carries no licence. Local use only.","redistributable":false,"item_count":2017}}