SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
By next spring, the restoration team ______ every damaged fresco in the chapel, a project that began nearly a decade earlier.
By next spring, the restoration team ______ every damaged fresco in the chapel, a project that began nearly a decade earlier.
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: will have restored
"By next spring" signals a future point in time by which an action will already be complete, a relationship that calls for future perfect tense, *will have restored*. *Restores* (simple present) doesn't capture either the future timing or the sense of completion. *Restored* (simple past) incorrectly places the action before now, but "by next spring" points to the future. *Is restoring* describes an action in progress without any sense of completion by a specific future deadline, which is exactly what "by next spring" requires.
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