SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
Reluctant to abandon a project that had consumed years of research, ______
Reluctant to abandon a project that had consumed years of research, ______
Which choice most logically and grammatically completes the sentence?
Which choice most logically and grammatically completes the sentence?
Answer and explanation
Answer: C: the scientist sought additional funding to continue the work.
The opening phrase "Reluctant to abandon a project that had consumed years of research" describes a person capable of feeling reluctance, so it must attach to a noun naming that person immediately after the comma. Only *the scientist* fits. A and D both place something other than a person right after the comma, which would illogically suggest funding or the project itself felt reluctant. B supplies no noun at all after the comma for the opening phrase to attach to.
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