Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

The remarkable persistence of the migrating monarch butterflies through the storms of the southern Rockies ______ continues to puzzle entomologists who study insect navigation.

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

  • A

    :

  • B

    ;

  • C

    ,

  • D

    (empty)

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Explanation

A long subject ("The remarkable persistence...Rockies") is not separated from its verb ("continues") by a comma.

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