{"id":"act_quizme:english:q2:02","source_id":"act_quizme","source_item_id":"english-q2-02","external_id":"af54026fbf54e698","program":"ACT","section":"english","category_code":null,"category":null,"subcategory_code":null,"subcategory":null,"form_id":null,"passage_id":"act_quizme:english:q2:passage","position":2,"scored":true,"layout_warning":null,"stem":"Question 2 refers to the underlined passage text { the abbey at Gandersheim, it was }. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"
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Question 2 refers to the underlined passage text {the abbey at Gandersheim, it was}.

Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?

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F. This is NOT the best answer because it joins two independent clauses using only a comma, which creates a run-on sentence.

G. This is NOT the best answer because it joins two independent clauses without using a comma before the coordinating conjunction and, which creates a run-on sentence.

H. This is NOT the best answer because it joins two independent clauses using only a comma, which creates a run-on sentence.

J. This is the best answer because it is the only option with correct sentence structure. It correctly uses a comma to connect an appositive phrase (“an abbey well known as a significant center of learning”) to the independent clause.

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No Change

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Gandersheim and, historically, this abbey was

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Gandersheim, it was an abbey

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Gandersheim, an abbey

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Hrosvitha, a medieval author and dramatist—is one of the earliest known European women playwrights. Although little is known about her life, scholars agree Hrosvitha was born to a noble family around 935 CE. As a relation of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, she most likely spent her early years as part of his court. Later, sometime before 959 CE, she entered the abbey at Gandersheim, it was well known as a significant center of learning.

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Hrosvitha entered Gandersheim as a canoness rather than a nun. Her title did not require a vow of poverty, but Hrosvitha did take the abbey’s customary vow of chastity, which absolved her of an obligation to marry. This circumstance made it okay for her to keep her financial status without incurring responsibilities to a husband and children. Nevertheless, Hrosvitha had a greater level of independence—she could acquire property, receive guests, employ servants, and visit the royal court—than most women of her time.

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Hrosvitha produced at least eight narrative religious poems, two historical epics (about the court of Otto I and Gandersheim), and six comedy-dramas. It is for these dramas that she is best known today.

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