Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Because the original score had been lost during the war ______ musicologists reconstructed the symphony from surviving orchestral parts.

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

  • A

    :

  • B

    ,

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  • C

    ;

  • D

    (empty)

Explanation

A subordinate clause beginning with "Because" precedes the main clause and is followed by a comma.

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