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Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area ______ Rhode Island is the smallest.

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

  • A

    , and,

  • B

    and

  • C

    , and

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  • D

    ; and,

Explanation

Comma plus "and" joins two independent clauses additively. " and" is a run-on; the others are over-punctuated.

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