SAT Reading & Writing · Boundaries
The volunteers cleaned the park ______ tired but satisfied with their work.
The volunteers cleaned the park ______ tired but satisfied with their work.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Answer and explanation
Answer: D: feeling
"Feeling tired but satisfied with their work" describes the volunteers' state as they finished cleaning, and it attaches directly to the main clause without needing to be set off by punctuation, since it flows naturally as a description of the subject's condition. A and C both insert unnecessary punctuation before a phrase that connects directly to the sentence. B inserts a comma after "feeling" that serves no grammatical purpose and awkwardly separates the word from what it describes.
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