{"id":"cb_question_bank:3d59a1a1-4fae-42fa-b0aa-54b505a6b604","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"3d59a1a1-4fae-42fa-b0aa-54b505a6b604","external_id":"7730a558-40d3-432a-8bcd-518885d552d6","ibn":null,"question_id":"cdbbbf94","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","difficulty":"M","score_band":4,"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":"As British scientist Peter Whibberley has observed, “the Earth is not a very good timekeeper.” Earth’s slightly irregular rotation rate means that measurements of time must be periodically adjusted. Specifically, an extra “leap second” (the 86,401st second of the day) is ______ blank time based on the planet’s rotation lags a full nine-tenths of a second behind time kept by precise atomic clocks.","stimulus_html":"<p>As British scientist Peter Whibberley has observed, “the Earth is not a very good timekeeper.” Earth’s slightly irregular rotation rate means that measurements of time must be periodically adjusted. Specifically, an extra “leap second” (the 86,401st second of the day) is <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> time based on the planet’s rotation lags a full nine-tenths of a second behind time kept by precise atomic clocks.</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation between a verb and a preposition. When, as in this case, a verb (“is added”) is immediately followed by a preposition (“whenever”), no punctuation is needed. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the preposition. Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the preposition. Choice C is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the preposition. </p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.347000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.347000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>added, whenever</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>added; whenever</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>added. Whenever</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>added whenever</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}}