Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The historian argued ______ that the events of the prior decade had set the stage for the constitutional crisis.

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

Explanation

The "that" clause functions as the direct object of "argued." A verb is not separated from its object clause by a comma.

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