Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

By the third performance of the festival ______ critics had begun to praise the young violinist as the discovery of the season.

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

Explanation

The introductory prepositional phrase "By the third performance of the festival" is set off from the main clause by a comma.

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