{"id":"cb_question_bank:3e3551c0-18d5-4fb6-842e-38c82099269b","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"3e3551c0-18d5-4fb6-842e-38c82099269b","external_id":"19b05c45-fc5a-4198-9bb5-1afb94489d1e","ibn":null,"question_id":"e3b72630","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"FSS","skill":"Form, Structure, and Sense","difficulty":"E","score_band":3,"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 the historical novel The Surrender Tree , Cuban American author Margarita Engle uses poetry rather than prose ______ blank the true story of Cuban folk hero Rosa La Bayamesa.","stimulus_html":"<p>In the historical novel <em>The Surrender Tree</em>, Cuban American author Margarita Engle uses poetry rather than prose <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> the true story of Cuban folk hero Rosa La Bayamesa.</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 the use of finite and nonfinite verb forms within a sentence. The nonfinite to-infinitive “to tell” is correctly used to form a nonfinite (infinitive) clause that explains the reason Engle uses poetry in her novel. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because the finite present tense verb “tells” can’t be used in this way to explain the reason that Engle uses poetry in her novel.&nbsp;Choice B is incorrect because the finite past tense verb “told” can’t be used in this way to explain the reason that Engle uses poetry in her novel. Choice C is incorrect because the finite present progressive tense verb “is telling” can’t be used in this way to explain the reason that Engle uses poetry in her novel.&nbsp;</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>tells</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>told</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>is telling</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>to tell</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}}