{"id":"cb_question_bank:66c6ca27-6b49-4b15-8be4-007d3c038db9","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"66c6ca27-6b49-4b15-8be4-007d3c038db9","external_id":"2e95b660-ad51-4543-8a1d-23e3151b4d55","ibn":null,"question_id":"790fc366","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","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":"Using satellite remote sensing, Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, director of NASA’s Harvest Africa initiative, gathers important data on crop health. Nakalembe doesn’t just compile the ______ blank she also shares her findings with African farmers, enabling them to make data-driven decisions about managing critical food crops.","stimulus_html":"<p>Using satellite remote sensing, Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, director of NASA’s Harvest Africa initiative, gathers important data on crop health. Nakalembe doesn’t just compile the <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> she also shares her findings with African farmers, enabling them to make data-driven decisions about managing critical food crops.</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. This choice uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses (\"Nakalembe doesn’t just…though\" and \"she also shares...\"). This choice also appropriately includes \"though\" in the first clause, where it logically belongs.</p><p>Choice B is incorrect. This choice results in a grammar error called a comma splice. It incorrectly joins two independent clauses with only a comma instead of a comma and a coordinating conjunction like \"and\" or \"but.\" \"Though\" is a transition word, but it’s not a coordinating conjunction. Choice C is incorrect. This choice results in a punctuation error. A semicolon can only be used to link two independent clauses. However, if \"though\" is included in the second clause, it turns the second clause into a dependent clause, so a semicolon can’t be used after \"information.\" Choice D is incorrect. This choice results in a grammar error called a comma splice. It incorrectly joins two independent clauses with only a comma instead of a comma and a coordinating conjunction like \"and\" or \"but.\"</p>","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.359000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.359000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>information, though;</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>information, though,</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>information; though</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>information though,</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}}