{"id":"cb_question_bank:8e37ccf1-f87c-4396-b4de-2b7d742dc20f","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"8e37ccf1-f87c-4396-b4de-2b7d742dc20f","external_id":"a171e670-9a31-475a-924f-3700761b490b","ibn":null,"question_id":"ba8ebf49","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":"The poem Beowulf begins with the word “ hwæt ,” which is an Old English ______ blank as “hark!” or “listen!” in some versions, the word was playfully rendered as “bro!” by Maria Dahvana Headley in her 2020 translation of the poem.","stimulus_html":"<p>The poem <em>Beowulf</em> begins with the word “<span lang=\"ang\">hwæt</span>,” which is an Old English <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> as “hark!” or “listen!” in some versions, the word was playfully rendered as “bro!” by Maria Dahvana Headley in her 2020 translation of the poem.</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 (\"The poem…exclamation\") and another sentence that begins with a supplementary element (\"Translated…poem\"). The supplementary element \"translated as ‘hark!’ or ‘listen!’ in some versions\" modifies the subject of the second sentence, \"the word\" (referring to <span lang=\"oe\">hwæt</span>).</p><p>Choice A is incorrect because it results in a comma splice after \"exclamation.\" A comma can’t be used in this way to mark the boundary between sentences. Choice B is incorrect. Without a comma preceding it, the conjunction \"and\" can’t be used in this way to join sentences. Choice C is incorrect because it results in a comma splice after \"versions.\" 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>exclamation, translated</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>exclamation and translated</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>exclamation translated</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>exclamation. Translated</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}}