{"id":"opensat:5518171906054a5b38824e5a027fd7c3","source_id":"opensat","source_item_id":"5518171906054a5b38824e5a027fd7c3","external_id":"random_id_c5","ibn":null,"question_id":"random_id_c5","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":null,"skill":null,"difficulty":"M","score_band":null,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?","stimulus":"The use of commas is important in writing. It helps to separate phrases and clauses within a sentence. A comma is usually placed before a conjunction such as \"and\" or \"but\" when it joins two independent clauses. This helps to make the sentence clear and easier to read. For example, the sentence \"The cat sat on the mat, and the dog watched him\" is easier to read than \"The cat sat on the mat and the dog watched him.\" This is because the comma helps to separate the two independent clauses.","stimulus_html":"<p>The use of commas is important in writing. It helps to separate phrases and clauses within a sentence. A comma is usually placed before a conjunction such as &quot;and&quot; or &quot;but&quot; when it joins two independent clauses. This helps to make the sentence clear and easier to read. For example, the sentence &quot;The cat sat on the mat, and the dog watched him&quot; is easier to read than &quot;The cat sat on the mat and the dog watched him.&quot; This is because the comma helps to separate the two independent clauses.</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice A is the only correctly punctuated sentence. It uses a comma to separate the two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction &quot;and.&quot; The other choices are incorrect because they either fail to use a comma before the conjunction or they use incorrect punctuation.</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 cat sat on the mat, and the dog watched him.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>The cat sat on the mat and the dog watched him.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>The cat sat on the mat; and the dog watched him.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>The cat sat on the mat, and the dog watched him;</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}}