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According to the traditional RYB (red-yellow-blue) color model, yellow is a complementary color to purple. However, yellow blank considered complementary to blue in modern color theory.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
is
having been
to be
being
According to the traditional RYB (red-yellow-blue) color model, yellow is a complementary color to purple. However,
Medium-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense — Modifier placement and clarity. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use of verb forms within a sentence. A main clause requires a finite (tensed) verb to perform the action of the subject (in this case, "yellow"), and this choice supplies the present tense verb "is considered" to indie that yellow is considered a complementary color to blue in modern color theory.
Choice B is incorrect because it results in an ungrammatical sentence. The nonfinite participle "having been considered" doesn’t supply the main clause with a finite verb. Choice C is incorrect because it results in an ungrammatical sentence. The nonfinite to-infinitive "to be considered" doesn’t supply the main clause with a finite verb. Choice D is incorrect because it results in an ungrammatical sentence. The nonfinite participle "being considered" doesn’t supply the main clause with a finite verb.
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