Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

Students ______ who maintain a 3.5 GPA throughout their first two semesters qualify for the merit scholarship.

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

Explanation

The clause "who maintain a 3.5 GPA..." is restrictive (it specifies which students qualify) and therefore should not be set off by a comma.

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