Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Glaciers have shaped many of Earth's landscapes ______ they carved out fjords, valleys, and even the Great Lakes over thousands of years.

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

  • A

    (empty)

  • B

    , which is how

  • C

    ;

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  • D

    ,

Explanation

A semicolon joins two related independent clauses cleanly. ", " is a splice; " " is a run-on; ", which is how" creates an awkward and ungrammatical structure.

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