Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
While the sky continued to look grey and rather ____ the many people who had gathered for the festival remained upbeat.
The correct answer is (D).
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There’s part of us that feels like this is “supposed to be” a we all want this one question, but there are understandable reasons why a question like this can get missed.
One potential bottom line is that we can all flat out memorize that when a sentence starts with a word like “While”, there’s going to be a comma later in the sentence. If you’re wondering why this is the case, it might be best to simply just acknowledge it’s a thing.(If you write a sentence starting with the word “While” and you think it can be comma-less, let us know.)
Before you continue with the next part of your SAT-crushing day, let’s take a moment to acknowledge that….