{"id":"cb_question_bank:a8630e0d-8f28-4a03-9596-e4cee455dfee","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"a8630e0d-8f28-4a03-9596-e4cee455dfee","external_id":"8a9f9154-be7d-4115-914f-7de2a4e80f23","ibn":null,"question_id":"2fd05c15","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"BOU","skill":"Boundaries","difficulty":"H","score_band":6,"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 crafting her fantasy fiction, Nigerian-born British author Helen Oyeyemi has drawn inspiration from the classic nineteenth-century fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Her 2014 novel Boy, Snow, Bird , for instance, is a complex retelling of the story of Snow White, while her 2019 novel ______ blank offers a delicious twist on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel.","stimulus_html":"<p>In crafting her fantasy fiction, Nigerian-born British author Helen Oyeyemi has drawn inspiration from the classic nineteenth-century fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Her 2014 novel <em>Boy, Snow, Bird</em>, for instance, is a complex retelling of the story of Snow White, while her 2019 novel <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> offers a delicious twist on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel. </p>","stem_html":"<p>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation between a subject and a verb. When, as in this case, a subject (“her 2019 novel <em>Gingerbread</em>”) is immediately followed by a verb (“offers”), no punctuation is needed. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the subject and the verb. Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the subject and the verb. Choice D is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the subject and the verb. </p>","correct_answer":["C"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.339000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.339000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p><em>­­Gingerbread</em>—</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p><em>­­Gingerbread,</em></p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p><em>Gingerbread</em></p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p><em>­­Gingerbread:</em></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}}