{"id":"opensat:17530ede80b264b82734d971ffd4490b","source_id":"opensat","source_item_id":"17530ede80b264b82734d971ffd4490b","external_id":"62b987df","ibn":null,"question_id":"62b987df","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":null,"skill":null,"difficulty":"E","score_band":null,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"The most common types of books are hardbacks and paperbacks. Hardback books have a rigid cover, while paperbacks have a flexible cover.","stimulus":"The most common types of books are hardbacks and paperbacks. Hardback books have a rigid cover, while paperbacks have a flexible cover. Paperbacks are typically cheaper and easier to carry than hardbacks. However, hardbacks are generally thought to be more durable and more likely to last longer. Hardback books also often include additional features, such as illustrations or special bindings. The two types of books are popular for different reasons, and each has its own set of advantages. Which choice provides the best way to combine the sentences at the beginning of the passage to create a clear and concise sentence?","stimulus_html":"<p>The most common types of books are hardbacks and paperbacks. Hardback books have a rigid cover, while paperbacks have a flexible cover. Paperbacks are typically cheaper and easier to carry than hardbacks. However, hardbacks are generally thought to be more durable and more likely to last longer. Hardback books also often include additional features, such as illustrations or special bindings. The two types of books are popular for different reasons, and each has its own set of advantages. Which choice provides the best way to combine the sentences at the beginning of the passage to create a clear and concise sentence?</p>","stem_html":"<p>The most common types of books are hardbacks and paperbacks. Hardback books have a rigid cover, while paperbacks have a flexible cover.</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice A uses commas correctly to separate the two independent clauses. The commas are correctly placed before and after the modifying phrases &quot;which have a rigid cover&quot; and &quot;which have a flexible cover&quot; to ensure clarity and avoid run-on sentences.</p>","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>The most common types of books are hardbacks, which have a rigid cover, and paperbacks, which have a flexible cover.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>The most common types of books are hardbacks, that have a rigid cover, and paperbacks, that have a flexible cover.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>The most common types of books are hardbacks having a rigid cover, and paperbacks having a flexible cover.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>The most common types of books are hardbacks, they have a rigid cover, and paperbacks, they have a flexible cover.</p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"opensat","source_name":"OpenSAT community question bank","rights_holder":"OpenSAT contributors","canonical_url":"https://github.com/Anas099X/OpenSAT","retrieved_from":"https://pinesat.duckdns.org/api/questions","attribution":"Reading and Writing practice questions from the OpenSAT community question bank, whose licence permits free use of the database.","disclaimer":"OpenSAT items are community-written or AI-generated practice material, not official College Board questions; quality varies.","license":"OpenSAT LICENSE.md: the database may be used freely, including commercially, without restriction. Code is separately restricted.","redistributable":true,"item_count":1406}}