SAT OwlOcean cleanup efforts often focus on plastic bottles and bags. In one survey of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, however, researchers found ______ nearly half of the plastic by weight came from discarded fishing nets.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
that:
that,
that
that;
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Answer: C
"That nearly half of the plastic ... came from discarded fishing nets" is a clause that serves as the object of the verb "found." No punctuation should separate "that" from the rest of its clause or a verb from its object.
Choice A is tempting because a finding follows, but a colon cannot break up the clause that begins with "that."
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