Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The young pianist composed her first concerto at age fifteen ______ and performed it with the city's youth symphony the following spring.

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

  • A

    ;

  • B

    :

  • C

    (empty)

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  • D

    ,

Explanation

"Composed...and performed" share one subject — a compound predicate. No comma is used before "and."

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