SAT OwlQuestion bank / Form, Structure, and Sense
The Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth nearly 70 meters long, shows the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Historians value ______ for its detailed images of armor, ships, and daily life in the eleventh century.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
it
them
they
those
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Answer: A
The pronoun refers to the Bayeux Tapestry, a single object, and it is the object of "value." The singular object pronoun "it" is correct.
Choice B may seem to refer to "events" or "images," but historians value the tapestry, a singular noun.
Why the other choices are wrong
- B. "Them" is plural, but it must refer to the singular "Bayeux Tapestry."
- C. "They" is plural and is a subject pronoun, but the sentence needs a singular object pronoun.
- D. "Those" is plural, but the text refers to a single tapestry.
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