SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The design team presented two prototypes, but the client found ______ appealing enough to move into production.
The design team presented two prototypes, but the client found ______ appealing enough to move into production.
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: neither
"But" signals a contrast with the expectation set up by presenting two prototypes, and the sentence's logic, no prototype was appealing enough, calls for *neither*, meaning not one of the two. *Either* would suggest at least one was acceptable, which contradicts the contrastive "but" framing a negative outcome. *Both* would mean both were appealing, the opposite of what the sentence implies. *None* is used for three or more items, not the two prototypes specifically named here.
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