{"id":"cb_question_bank:d7281b2e-b5ad-4914-ab0b-65e47edb5e13","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"d7281b2e-b5ad-4914-ab0b-65e47edb5e13","external_id":"5bd954f5-6874-4280-909d-d887739ee539","ibn":null,"question_id":"b85c19ed","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"FSS","skill":"Form, Structure, and Sense","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":"The violins handmade in the seventeeth century by Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari have been celebrated as some of the finest in the world. In close collaboration with musicians, Stradivari introduced changes to the shape of a traditional violin, flattening some of the instrument’s curves and making ______ blank lighter overall.","stimulus_html":"<p>The violins handmade in the seventeeth century by Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari have been celebrated as some of the finest in the world. In close collaboration with musicians, Stradivari introduced changes to the shape of a traditional violin, flattening some of the instrument’s curves and making <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> lighter overall.</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 pronoun–antecedent agreement. The singular pronoun “it” agrees in number with the singular antecedent “violin” and thus indicates that the traditional violin (and not its curves) was made lighter. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because the plural pronoun “those” doesn’t agree in number with the singular antecedent “violin.” Choice B is incorrect because the singular pronoun “one” is ambiguous in this context; the resulting sentence leaves unclear what Stradivari made lighter.&nbsp;Choice C is incorrect because the plural pronoun “them” doesn’t agree in number with the singular antecedent “violin.” </p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.340000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.340000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>those</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>one</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>them</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>it</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}}