SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The report's conclusions were nearly identical to ______ published by the rival laboratory the year before.
The report's conclusions were nearly identical to ______ published by the rival laboratory the year before.
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: B: those
"Conclusions" is plural, so the comparison needs a plural pronoun to stand in for it: "identical to those published." It and that are both singular and would incorrectly imply a comparison to a single conclusion instead of the full set. Them is plural but functions as an object pronoun instead of the demonstrative needed to introduce the following modifying phrase "published by the rival laboratory."
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