{"id":"opensat:fad812fbd3f32d8997c38ce7a68aef01","source_id":"opensat","source_item_id":"fad812fbd3f32d8997c38ce7a68aef01","external_id":"3c59a3a6","ibn":null,"question_id":"3c59a3a6","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 illustrates a rule for punctuation in the first example?","stimulus":"The use of commas is essential for clarity in writing, and it can be confusing to know when they are required. For example, consider the following two sentences: \"She went to the store. She bought bread.\" These two sentences are completely independent, and they can be joined by a comma and a conjunction or by a semicolon. However, if we rewrite the sentences so that the subject of the second sentence is a pronoun, then the rules for punctuation are slightly different. For example, consider the following two sentences: \"She went to the store. She bought it.\" In this case, the second sentence is dependent on the first, and it cannot be joined with a comma and a conjunction or with a semicolon alone. Instead, we can join the sentences with a comma or we can make the second sentence a dependent clause. Which of the following sentences illustrates a rule for punctuation in the first example?","stimulus_html":"<p>The use of commas is essential for clarity in writing, and it can be confusing to know when they are required. For example, consider the following two sentences: &quot;She went to the store. She bought bread.&quot; These two sentences are completely independent, and they can be joined by a comma and a conjunction or by a semicolon. However, if we rewrite the sentences so that the subject of the second sentence is a pronoun, then the rules for punctuation are slightly different. For example, consider the following two sentences: &quot;She went to the store. She bought it.&quot; In this case, the second sentence is dependent on the first, and it cannot be joined with a comma and a conjunction or with a semicolon alone. Instead, we can join the sentences with a comma or we can make the second sentence a dependent clause. Which of the following sentences illustrates a rule for punctuation in the first example?</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which of the following sentences illustrates a rule for punctuation in the first example?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>The first example states that two independent sentences can be joined by a semicolon. Only choice B illustrates this rule because it uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses. Choice A illustrates the rule that two independent sentences can be joined by a comma and a conjunction. Choice C illustrates a rule for joining two sentences that have opposing ideas. Choice D incorrectly combines the independent clause with the dependent clause.</p>","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":"<p>She went to the store, and she bought bread.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>She went to the store; she bought bread.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>She went to the store, but she bought bread.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>She went to the store; bread was what she bought.</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}}