{"id":"cb_question_bank:40f12b3a-8681-418d-905f-20ffaec58a24","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"40f12b3a-8681-418d-905f-20ffaec58a24","external_id":"0dbd2984-0698-425d-b3f3-72eec63753e7","ibn":null,"question_id":"b35cefb7","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","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":"The fine, powdery substance that covers the Moon’s surface is called regolith. Because regolith is both readily available and high in oxygen ______ blank scientists have wondered whether it could be used as a potential source of oxygen for future lunar settlements.","stimulus_html":"<p>The fine, powdery substance that covers the Moon’s surface is called regolith. Because regolith is both readily available and high in oxygen <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> scientists have wondered whether it could be used as a potential source of oxygen for future lunar settlements.</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice B is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation between a subordinate clause and a main clause. This choice correctly uses a comma to mark the boundary between the subordinate clause (“Because...content”) and the main clause (“scientists...settlements”). </p><p>Choice A is incorrect. Joining the subordinate clause (“Because...content”) and the clause that follows (“scientists...settlements”) with the conjunction “and” results in an ungrammatical sentence that lacks a main clause. Choice C is incorrect because it fails to mark the boundary between the subordinate clause and the main clause with appropriate punctuation. Choice D is incorrect. Joining the subordinate clause (“Because...content”) and the clause that follows (“scientists...settlements”) with a comma and the conjunction “and” results in an ungrammatical sentence that lacks a main clause. </p>","correct_answer":["B"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.348000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.348000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>content and</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>content,</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>content</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>content, and</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}}