{"id":"cb_question_bank:3c604013-84e6-4b71-828f-f7feb0e3db43","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"3c604013-84e6-4b71-828f-f7feb0e3db43","external_id":"c1511bfa-bdff-47a6-946b-2041f9cdb4d7","ibn":null,"question_id":"a9e5b788","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","difficulty":"H","score_band":6,"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":"In discussing Mary Shelley’s 1818 epistolary novel Frankenstein , literary theorist Gayatri Spivak directs the reader’s attention to the character of Margaret Saville. As Spivak points out, Saville is not the protagonist of Shelley’s ______ blank as the recipient of the letters that frame the book’s narrative, she’s the “occasion” of it.","stimulus_html":"<p>In discussing Mary Shelley’s 1818 epistolary novel <em>Frankenstein</em>, literary theorist Gayatri Spivak directs the reader’s attention to the character of Margaret Saville. As Spivak points out, Saville is not the protagonist of Shelley’s <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> as the recipient of the letters that frame the book’s narrative, she’s the “occasion” of it.</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 coordination of main clauses within a sentence. This choice correctly uses a semicolon to join a main clause (“Saville...novel”) and a second main clause (“she’s...it”) preceded by supplementary elements (“rather...narrative”). </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. The two main clauses are fused without punctuation and/or a conjunction. Choice B is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. Without a conjunction following it, a comma can’t be used in this way to join two main clauses. Choice D is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. Without a conjunction following it, the comma after “novel” can’t be used in this way to join the two main clauses. </p>","correct_answer":["C"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.358000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.358000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>novel</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>novel,</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>novel; rather,</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>novel, rather,</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}}