{"id":"cb_question_bank:85220857-451d-4b1d-9609-5c153d970126","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"85220857-451d-4b1d-9609-5c153d970126","external_id":"07e644e3-0de6-4c39-8041-74cd3d1d1b67","ibn":null,"question_id":"6b49f5f1","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","difficulty":"M","score_band":5,"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 1727, dramatist Lewis Theobald presented a new play, Double Falsehood , at a London theater. Theobald claimed that his drama was based on a little-known play by William Shakespeare, Cardenio . Many, including poet Alexander Pope, were ______ blank historians have determined that Shakespeare’s company did perform a play called Cardenio in 1613.","stimulus_html":"<p>In 1727, dramatist Lewis Theobald presented a new play, <em>Double Falsehood</em>, at a London theater. Theobald claimed that his drama was based on a little-known play by William Shakespeare, <em>Cardenio</em>. Many, including poet Alexander Pope, were <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> historians have determined that Shakespeare’s company did perform a play called <em>Cardenio</em> in 1613.</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. There are two independent clauses in the sentence, each with a subject and a verb: \"many...were skeptical\" and \"historians have determined….\" These clauses can be grammatically joined by a comma and the coordinating conjunction \"but.\"</p><p>Choice A is incorrect. This choice results in a run-on sentence, which occurs when two independent clauses are joined without punctuation. Two independent clauses can’t be joined by just the coordinating conjunction \"but.\" A comma would also be required. Choice C is incorrect. This choice creates a punctuation error called a comma splice. This sentence contains two independent clauses (\"Many…were skeptical\" and \"historians have determined…\"). A comma alone can’t join two independent clauses. That requires a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Choice D is incorrect. This choice results in a run-on sentence, which occurs when two independent clauses are joined without punctuation. This sentence contains two independent clauses (\"Many…were skeptical\" and \"historians have determined…\"), which need to be either joined by a semicolon, joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction, or separated by a period.</p>","correct_answer":["B"],"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>skeptical but</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>skeptical, but</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>skeptical,</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>skeptical</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}}