{"id":"cb_question_bank:640d937c-08e9-4c81-a674-711d17133f4b","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"640d937c-08e9-4c81-a674-711d17133f4b","external_id":"05b16bae-aa49-4296-b74b-56a697e560b0","ibn":null,"question_id":"0fe5ce68","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"FSS","skill":"Form, Structure, and Sense","difficulty":"H","score_band":7,"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":"Ten of William Shakespeare’s plays are classified as histories. Although each one of these plays, which include Henry V and Richard III , ______ blank on a single historical figure (specifically, an English king), some, such as Henry VI Part One and Henry VI Part Two, feature different episodes from the same monarch’s life.","stimulus_html":"<p>Ten of William Shakespeare’s plays are classified as histories. Although each one of these plays, which include <em>Henry V</em> and <em>Richard III</em>, <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> on a single historical figure (specifically, an English king), some, such as <em>Henry VI Part One</em> and <em>Henry VI Part Two, </em>feature different episodes from the same monarch’s life.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice A is the best answer. The convention being tested is subject-verb agreement. The singular verb \"focuses\" agrees in number with the singular subject \"each one of these plays,\" which refers to each play individually.</p><p>Choice B is incorrect because the plural verb \"focus\" doesn’t agree in number with the singular subject \"each one of these plays.\" Choice C is incorrect because the plural verb \"are focused\" doesn’t agree in number with the singular subject \"each one of these plays.\" Choice D is incorrect because the plural verb \"were focused\" doesn’t agree in number with the singular subject \"each one of these plays.\"</p>","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.367000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.367000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>focuses</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>focus</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>are focused</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>were focused</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}}