Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The migrating geese fly south each autumn because ______ instinctively responding to changes in daylight and temperature.

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

  • A

    theyre

  • B

    their

  • C

    there

  • D

    they're

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Explanation

"They're" is the contraction of "they are" and matches the participial structure ("they are instinctively responding"). "Their" is possessive and "there" is locative.

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