Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Although the trail had been marked decades earlier ______ erosion and overgrowth had erased many of the original blazes.

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

  • A

    :

  • B

    ,

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  • C

    ;

  • D

    (empty)

Explanation

A subordinating conjunction ("Although") begins a dependent clause; when it precedes the independent clause, a comma separates the two.

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