Question psycho
Psychophysicist Howard Moskowitz was hired by a soda company to determine how much artificial sweetener blank After conducting consumer taste tests, he found that no such ideal existed: participants expressed a wide range of preferences for different blends of sweetener, carbonization, and flavoring.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
do most people prefer in a diet drink?
do most people prefer in a diet drink.
most people prefer in a diet drink?
most people prefer in a diet drink.
Psychophysicist Howard Moskowitz was hired by a soda company to determine how much artificial sweetener ______
Medium-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Boundaries — Coordination vs subordination for 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 D is the best answer. This sentence is a statement: “Moskowitz was hired by a soda company to determine how much artificial sweetener most people prefer in a diet drink.” So a period is the most appropriate punctuation mark.
Choice A is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. This sentence is not a question—it’s a statement. So a question mark is not the appropriate punctuation. Choice B is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. We already have the verbs “was hired…to determine” in this sentence. The verb “do” is not needed and results in a confusing, ungrammatical sentence. Choice C is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. This sentence is not a question—it’s a statement. So a question mark is not the appropriate punctuation.
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