Question

in 2018, medievalist clara bennet deciphered a marginal note in a 12th - century psalter, containing abbreviated latin symbols and monastic ____ appears to reference a previously unknown uprising in northern wales. her findings prompted a reassessment of regional resistance movements in the late 1100s and led to the reclassification of the manuscript as a key historical source rather than a purely devotional text.
17 mark for review
which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
a annotations that
b annotations, that
c annotations; that
d annotations: that

Explanation:

To determine the correct choice, we analyze the sentence structure. The phrase "monastic annotations" is a noun phrase, and the clause "appears to reference a previously unknown uprising..." is a restrictive relative clause modifying "annotations". In Standard English, a restrictive relative clause (which provides essential information) is introduced by "that" without a comma or other punctuation before "that" when the relative pronoun is part of the main clause structure. Option A uses "annotations that", where "that" introduces the restrictive clause correctly. Option B has a comma before "that", which is incorrect for a restrictive clause. Option C uses a semicolon, which would require a separate independent clause after, but "that appears..." is not independent. Option D uses a colon, which is inappropriate here as it doesn't introduce a list or explanation.

Answer:

A. annotations that