Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

Many elephants display behavior that suggests grief ______ they have been observed standing vigil over deceased members of their herd.

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

  • A

    ,

  • B

    (empty)

  • C

    , that

  • D

    :

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Explanation

A colon introduces an explanation/elaboration of "behavior that suggests grief." "," is a splice; " " is a run-on; ", that" creates a fragment.

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