Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

Following the discovery of penicillin in 1928 ______ the development of antibiotics transformed twentieth-century medicine.

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

  • A

    ;

  • B

    :

  • C

    ,

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  • D

    (empty)

Explanation

The introductory prepositional phrase "Following the discovery of penicillin in 1928" should be followed by a comma.

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