Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

Despite a winter of unprecedented cold ______ the cherry trees in the orchard bloomed on schedule that April.

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

Explanation

"Despite a winter of unprecedented cold" is an introductory prepositional phrase and should be followed by a comma before the main clause.

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