{"id":"cb_question_bank:75650e68-abbf-4ed5-8665-8128ad73e782","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"75650e68-abbf-4ed5-8665-8128ad73e782","external_id":"d8b61b96-0590-43d3-95e7-394b70d0c761","ibn":null,"question_id":"dd428136","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"FSS","skill":"Form, Structure, and Sense","difficulty":"M","score_band":4,"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":"Cheng Dang and her colleagues at the University of Washington recently ran simulations to determine the extent to which individual snow ______ blank affect the amount of light reflecting off a snowy surface.","stimulus_html":"<p>Cheng Dang and her colleagues at the University of Washington recently ran simulations to determine the extent to which individual snow <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> affect the amount of light reflecting off a snowy surface.</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 the use of plural and possessive nouns. The plural possessive noun “grains’” and the plural noun “properties” correctly indicate that the simulations involved multiple snow grains and that those snow grains had several properties. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because the context requires the plural possessive noun “grains’” and the plural noun “properties,” not the singular possessive noun “grain’s” and the plural possessive noun “properties’.” Choice C is incorrect because the context requires the plural noun “properties,” not the singular possessive noun “property’s.” Choice D is incorrect because the context requires the plural possessive noun “grains’,” not the plural noun “grains.” </p>","correct_answer":["B"],"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>grain’s physical properties’</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>grains’ physical properties</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>grains’ physical property’s</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>grains physical properties</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}}