{"id":"cb_question_bank:d7e9c7af-3b2c-4c12-8a24-6bad78ebe4dc","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"d7e9c7af-3b2c-4c12-8a24-6bad78ebe4dc","external_id":"90e6dd39-e06a-4cdd-8b24-75f1084a3f5d","ibn":null,"question_id":"56770dda","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":"FSS","skill":"Form, Structure, and Sense","difficulty":"E","score_band":3,"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 his 1963 exhibition Exposition of Music—Electronic Television , Korean American artist Nam June Paik showed how television images could be manipulated to express an artist’s perspective. Today, Paik ______ blank considered the first video artist.","stimulus_html":"<p>In his 1963 exhibition <em>Exposition of Music—Electronic Television</em>, Korean American artist Nam June Paik showed how television images could be manipulated to express an artist’s perspective. Today, Paik <span>______</span><span class=\"sr-only\">blank</span> considered the first video artist.</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 the use of verbs to express tense. In this choice, the present tense verb “is,” used in conjunction with the word “today,” correctly indicates that Paik is currently considered the first video artist. </p><p>Choice A is incorrect because the future-indicating verb “will be” doesn’t indicate that Paik is currently considered the first video artist. Choice B is incorrect because&nbsp;the past perfect tense verb “had been” doesn’t indicate that Paik is currently considered the first video artist. Choice C is incorrect because the past tense verb “was” doesn’t indicate that Paik is currently considered the first video artist. </p>","correct_answer":["D"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.348000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.348000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>will be</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>had been</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>was</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>is</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}}