{"id":"cb_question_bank:702a55c4-23b6-4fee-8758-160ce134f99b","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"702a55c4-23b6-4fee-8758-160ce134f99b","external_id":"65b38c29-ee46-4237-ae07-31e809877121","ibn":null,"question_id":"0fa289a7","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":"In 1955, Indian Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray released his first movie, Pather ______ blank quiet black-and-white drama about a family in rural India, Ray’s film was quite different from the loud, colorful action-romance movies that were popular at the time.","stimulus_html":"<p>In 1955, Indian Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray released his first movie, <em>Pather</em> <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> quiet black-and-white drama about a family in rural India, Ray’s film was quite different from the loud, colorful action-romance movies that were popular at the time.</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 use between sentences. In this choice, the period is used correctly to mark the boundary between one sentence (\"In…<em>Panchali</em>\") and another (\"A quiet…time\"). The phrase beginning with \"a quiet\" modifies the subject of the next sentence, \"Ray’s film.\"</p><p>Choice A is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. The sentences are fused without punctuation and/or a conjunction. Choice B is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. A comma can’t be used in this way to mark the boundary between sentences. Choice C is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. A comma can’t be used in this way to mark the boundary between sentences.</p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.350000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.350000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p><em>Panchali</em>&nbsp;a</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p><em>Panchali</em>, which was a</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p><em>Panchali</em>, a</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p><em>Panchali</em>. A</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}}