Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The lecture had been scheduled months in advance ______ yet several speakers requested last-minute changes to the program.

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

  • A

    ;

  • B

    ,

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  • C

    (empty)

  • D

    :

Explanation

"Yet" is a coordinating conjunction; when joining two independent clauses, a comma precedes it.

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