Question

included in one day at a time: manry farber and termite art, a 2018 group exhibition at the museum of contemporary art in los angeles, california, was the work of artist lorna simpson, who is best known for her multimedia artworks that juxtapose images of african american women with text fragments. her work has expanded the horizons of conceptual photographic art while exploring four central themes:______ and memory.
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which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
a race, gender history,
b race, gender, history,
c race gender history
d race gender, history.

Explanation:

In standard English, when listing items in a series (such as race, gender, history here), commas are used to separate each item. Option B correctly uses commas between race, gender, and history. Option A has an incorrect lack of comma between gender and history. Option C has no commas at all, which is incorrect for a series. Option D has an incorrect comma placement (missing a comma after race).

Answer:

B. race, gender, history.