Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

Photographer Dorothea Lange documented the Great Depression with searing images ______ her most famous, "Migrant Mother," became an iconic symbol of the era.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  • A

    ;

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  • B

    —and

  • C

    , and

  • D

    :

Explanation

Both clauses are independent and equally weighted; a semicolon best joins them. A colon would require the second clause to explain or define the first. ", and" works grammatically but the semicolon is the strongest fit; "—and" is nonstandard.

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