{"id":"cb_question_bank:8e7f2a7a-5784-4757-bf0c-248c2f6b7667","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"8e7f2a7a-5784-4757-bf0c-248c2f6b7667","external_id":"2e13e59a-2ea7-4c98-b37e-06a129472be2","ibn":null,"question_id":"a466679a","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","difficulty":"E","score_band":1,"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 1976, the Inuit rock group Sikumiut recorded the album People of the Ice . Though only their first record, it shows a band already skilled at the difficult task of making music that sounds easy and fun. On songs like “Utirumavunga,” Lucassie Koperqualuk’s guitar riffs effortlessly ______ blank Charlie Adams’s delightfully catchy vocal melodies.","stimulus_html":"<p>In 1976, the Inuit rock group Sikumiut recorded the album <em>People of the Ice</em>. Though only their first record, it shows a band already skilled at the difficult task of making music that sounds easy and fun. On songs like “Utirumavunga,” Lucassie Koperqualuk’s guitar riffs effortlessly <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> Charlie Adams’s delightfully catchy vocal melodies.</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 verb and a prepositional phrase. No punctuation is needed between the verb “blend” and the prepositional phrase “with Charlie Adams’s delightfully catchy vocal melodies.” The prepositional phrase completes the idea of the sentence, explaining with what Koperqualuk’s guitar riffs blend. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the prepositional phrase. &nbsp;Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the prepositional phrase.&nbsp;&nbsp;Choice C is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the verb and the prepositional phrase. &nbsp;</p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.349000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.349000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>blend, with</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>blend. With</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>blend; with</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>blend with</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}}