Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Three artists defined the Abstract Expressionist movement ______ Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning.

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

  • A

    , that is,

  • B

    ; namely

  • C

    :

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  • D

    ,

Explanation

A colon best follows an independent clause to introduce a list. ", that is," is too informal here; "; namely" needs a comma after; a single comma is too weak.

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