SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The archive contains letters, photographs, and ______ that together document the family's three generations in the city.
The archive contains letters, photographs, and ______ that together document the family's three generations in the city.
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: C: financial records
The list needs a third item grammatically parallel to the first two simple noun phrases, "letters" and "photographs," and *financial records* matches that concise noun-phrase pattern. A, B, and D each add unnecessary wordiness through a relative clause, prepositional phrase, or extra qualifier, breaking the clean, parallel rhythm established by the first two list items.
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