The author was particularly interested in the _way_ that his characters responded to their changing environments. He believed that the _way_ characters responded could help readers understand the deeper meanings of the story.
","stem_html":"Which choice best combines the two underlined portions of the text into a single, correct sentence?
","rationale_html":"The best way to combine the two underlined portions of the text is to use a comma and the conjunction “which” to create a single, correct sentence. This is because the second underlined portion is a dependent clause that modifies the first underlined portion, which is an independent clause. The conjunction “which” correctly connects these two clauses because it is a relative pronoun that refers to the first clause. Choice A is incorrect because it creates a comma splice, a sentence error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined together with only a comma. Choice C is incorrect because the conjunction “how” does not make sense in the context of the sentence. Choice D is incorrect because it creates a comma splice and the conjunction “how” does not make sense in the context of the sentence.
","correct_answer":["B"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"The author was particularly interested in the way that his characters responded to their changing environments, and characters responding could help readers understand the deeper meanings of the story.
","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"The author was particularly interested in the way his characters responded to their changing environments, which could help readers understand the deeper meanings of the story.
","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"The author was particularly interested in how his characters responded to their changing environments, which could help readers understand the deeper meanings of the story.
","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"The author was particularly interested in how his characters responded to their changing environments, and how characters responded could help readers understand the deeper meanings of the story.
","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}}