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2/16/24, 11 : 11 PM Page 2 of 9 about:srcdoc Question ID 960dec02 ID: 960dec02 A recent study tracked the number of bee species present in twenty-seven New York apple orchards over a ten-year period. ______ found that when wild growth near an orchard was cleared, the number of different bee species visiting the orchard decreased. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. Entomologist Heather Grab: B. Entomologist, Heather Grab, C. Entomologist Heather Grab D. Entomologist Heather Grab, ID: 960dec02 Answer Correct Answer: C Rationale Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation use between a name and title and between a subject and a verb. No punctuation is needed between the proper noun “Heather Grab” and “entomologist,” the title that describes Grab. Additionally, no punctuation is needed between the sentence’s subject (“Entomologist Heather Grab”) and the main verb (“found”) that indicates what Grab did. Choice A is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the subject and the verb. Choice B is incorrect because no punctuation is needed. Setting the entomologist’s name off with commas suggests that it could be removed without affecting the coherence of the sentence, which isn’t the case. Choice D is incorrect because no punctuation is needed between the subject and the verb. Question Di ffi culty: Hard Assessment SAT Test Reading and Writing Domain Standard English Conventions Skill Boundaries Di ffi culty

2/16/24, 11 : 11 PM Page 4 of 9 about:srcdoc Question ID adf210e7 ID: adf210e7 The haiku-like poems of Tomas Tranströmer, which present nature- and dream-in fl uenced images in crisp, spare language, have earned the Swedish poet praise from leading contemporary ______ them Nigerian American essayist and novelist Teju Cole, who has written that Tranströmer’s works “contain a luminous simplicity.” Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. writers. Among B. writers among C. writers; among D. writers, among ID: adf210e7 Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation use between a main clause and a supplementary phrase. This choice correctly uses a comma to mark the boundary between the main clause (“The haiku-like…writers”) and the supplementary phrase (“among…Cole”) that speci fi es a contemporary writer who has praised Tomas Tranströmer’s haiku-like poems. Choice A is incorrect because it results in a rhetorically unacceptable sentence fragment beginning with “among.” Choice B is incorrect because it fails to mark the boundary between the main clause and the supplementary phrase with appropriate punctuation. Choice C is incorrect because a semicolon can’t be used in this way to join the main clause (“The haiku-like…writers”) and the supplementary phrase (“among…Cole”). Question Di ffi culty: Hard Assessment SAT Test Reading and Writing Domain Standard English Conventions Skill Boundaries Di ffi culty

2/16/24, 11 : 11 PM Page 5 of 9 about:srcdoc Question ID aaa1907f ID: aaa1907f To serve local families during the Great Depression, innovative New York City librarian Pura Belpré offered storytelling in both English and Spanish, an uncommon ______ celebrated el Día de los Tres Reyes Magos , an important community holiday; and put on puppet shows dramatizing Puerto Rican folktales. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. practice, at the time B. practice at the time; C. practice, at the time, D. practice at the time, ID: aaa1907f Answer Correct Answer: B Rationale Choice B is the best answer. The convention being tested is the punctuation of elements in a complex series. It’s conventional to use a semicolon to separate items in a complex series with internal punctuation, and in this choice, the semicolon after "time" is conventionally used to separate the fi rst item ("offered…time") and the second ("celebrated… holiday") in the series of activities that librarian Pura Belpré offered. Moreover, the semicolon after "time" matches the semicolon used later to separate the second item ("celebrated...holiday") and the third ("and...folktales") in the series. Choice A is incorrect because it fails to use appropriate punctuation to separate the fi rst item and the second item in the complex series. Furthermore, a comma isn’t needed between the noun "practice" and the prepositional phrase "at the time" because the prepositional phrase is essential to the full meaning of the phrase "an uncommon practice at the time." Choice C is incorrect because a comma after "time" doesn’t match the semicolon used later to separate the second ("celebrated...holiday") and third ("and...folktales") items in the series. Furthermore, a comma isn’t needed between the noun "practice" and the prepositional phrase "at the time" because the prepositional phrase is essential to the full meaning of the phrase "an uncommon practice at the time." Choice D is incorrect because a comma after "time" doesn’t match the semicolon used later to separate the second ("celebrated...holiday") and third ("and...folktales") items in the series. Assessment SAT Test Reading and Writing Domain Standard English Conventions Skill Boundaries Di ffi culty

2/16/24, 11 : 11 PM Page 7 of 9 about:srcdoc Question ID f0864217 ID: f0864217 Rabinal Achí is a precolonial Maya dance drama performed annually in Rabinal, a town in the Guatemalan highlands. Based on events that occurred when Rabinal was a city-state ruled by a king, ______ had once been an ally of the king but was later captured while leading an invading force against him. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. Rabinal Achí tells the story of K’iche’ Achí, a military leader who B. K’iche’ Achí, the military leader in the story of Rabinal Achí , C. the military leader whose story is told in Rabinal Achí , K’iche’ Achí, D. there was a military leader, K’iche’ Achí, who in Rabinal Achí ID: f0864217 Answer Correct Answer: A Rationale Choice A is the best answer. The modi fi er “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modi fi ers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the fi rst word after the comma. Choice B is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The modi fi er “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modi fi ers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the fi rst word after the comma. Choice C is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The modi fi er “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modi fi ers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the fi rst word after the comma. Choice D is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The modi fi er “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modi fi ers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the fi rst word after the comma. Question Di ffi culty: Hard Assessment SAT Test Reading and Writing Domain Standard English Conventions Skill Form, Structure, and Sense Di ffi culty

2/16/24, 11 : 11 PM Page 8 of 9 about:srcdoc Question ID c91ef0f0 ID: c91ef0f0 During the American Civil War, Thomas Morris Chester braved the front lines as a war correspondent for the Philadelphia Press . Amplifying the voices and experiences of Black soldiers ______ of particular importance to Chester, who later became an activist and lawyer during the postwar Reconstruction period. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. were B. have been C. are D. was ID: c91ef0f0 Answer Correct Answer: D Rationale Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is subject-verb agreement. The singular verb "was" agrees in number with the singular subject "amplifying." Gerunds such as "amplifying" are always singular. Choice A is incorrect because the plural verb "were" doesn’t agree in number with the singular subject "amplifying." Choice B is incorrect because the plural verb "have been" doesn’t agree in number with the singular subject "amplifying." Choice C is incorrect because the plural verb "are" doesn’t agree in number with the singular subject "amplifying." Question Di ffi culty: Hard Assessment SAT Test Reading and Writing Domain Standard English Conventions Skill Form, Structure, and Sense Di ffi culty