{"id":"cb_question_bank:6ea0a736-0b4d-4461-a55d-016b1f5fd721","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"6ea0a736-0b4d-4461-a55d-016b1f5fd721","external_id":"45e3d22e-6b87-4603-b370-be6e4b42dcba","ibn":null,"question_id":"ce81d0b7","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 life spans of rockfish vary greatly by species. For instance, the colorful calico rockfish ( Sebastes dalli ) can survive for a little over a ______ blank the rougheye rockfish ( Sebastes aleutianus ) boasts a maximum life span of about two centuries.","stimulus_html":"<p>The life spans of rockfish vary greatly by species. For instance, the colorful calico rockfish (<em>Sebastes dalli</em>) can survive for a little over a <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> the rougheye rockfish (<em>Sebastes aleutianus</em>) boasts a maximum life span of about two centuries. </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 main clause and a subordinate clause. This choice correctly uses a comma to mark the boundary between the main clause (“the colorful…decade”) and the subordinate clause (“while…centuries”) that provides contrasting information about the life span of rougheye rockfish.&nbsp;</p><p>Choice A is incorrect because a colon can’t be used in this way to join a main clause and a subordinate clause.&nbsp;Choice B is incorrect because it results in a rhetorically unacceptable sentence fragment beginning with “while.” Choice C is incorrect because a semicolon can’t be used in this way to join a main clause and a subordinate clause.&nbsp;</p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.346000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.346000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>decade: while</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>decade. While</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>decade; while</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>decade, while</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}}