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<li>A poetic form congenial to Robert Browning was the dramatic monologue, it let him explore a character's mind without the implications demanded by stage productions.</li>
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<p>b. monologue, which let him explore
c. monologue that lets him explore</p>
<p>What is the difference? The answer is B. I picked C :(. Also what kind of error is this?</p>
<p>No way b is right. “dramatic monologue” is singular, so it needs “lets”.</p>
<p>B is correct. It corrects the comma splice in the original (two independent clauses joined by only a comma) by turning the second clause into a dependent clause.</p>
<p>Let is correct. “Lets” creates a shift in tense from past (was the…) to present. The monologue let him explore…</p>
<p>How is the second clause independent? </p>
<p>Also how can you differentiate between a dependent and independent clause. Like I know independent can stand alone… But I would have never realized that ‘that lets him explore…’ is a independent. D:</p>
<p>Also i was asking what was the diff between b and c</p>
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<p>Capitalize the word it and there you have it, a complete sentence.</p>
<p>Dependent clauses are not complete sentences. Once you change “it” to “which” the phrase cannot stand alone.</p>
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<p>C is incorrect because of the word “lets.” It is NOT an independent clause, just the wrong dependent one. I’m sorry if I was unclear.</p>
<p>You’re right burrito. Here’s the let conjugation:</p>
<p>[let</a> verb conjugation in English | Reverso Conjugator](<a href=“http://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-english-verb-let.html]let”>Conjugation let | Conjugate verb let | Reverso Conjugator English)</p>
<p>This sentence is clearly in the past (see “demanded”), so let should be conjugated “let”. I have seen this on occasion, and there is another verb that does the same thing.</p>
<p>I thought this was touching on the that which rule that can be really complicated.</p>
<p>But wouldn’t the word ‘that’ make it dependent?</p>
<p>Yes, if it was preceded by a comma. Clauses are set off by commas.</p>
<p>A common trick on improving sentences is to give one choice that corrects the error, but creates a new one. </p>
<p>If choice C did have the correct verb tense, it would technically be correct–ghastly, but correct.</p>
<p>B and C are different in terms of restrictive vs. non-restrictive clauses, but that is NOT tested on the SAT.</p>
<p>The difference is the verb tense. The sentence requires past tense (because of “was” in the first clause), so the answer with “let” must be correct since “lets” is present tense.</p>
<p>It looks harder than it is; it’s a simple verb tense agreement question.</p>
<p>I can’t believe it was a sub-verb agreement question IN DISGUISE. </p>
<p>thanks everyone!</p>