Question

passage: rabinal achi is a precolonial maya dance drama performed annually in rabinal, a town in the guatemalan highlands. based on events that occurred when rabinal was a city - state ruled by a king, ______ had once been an ally of the king but was later captured while leading an invading force against him. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?

a rabinal achi tells the story of k’iche’ achi, a military leader who

b the military leader whose story is told in rabinal achi, k’iche’ achi,

c k’iche’ achi, the military leader in the story of rabinal achi,

d there was a military leader, k’iche’ achi, who in rabinal achi

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, we analyze the sentence structure and logical flow. The passage introduces Rabinal Achi and its basis in historical events. We need a clause that properly introduces the subject (K'iche' Achi) and connects to the subsequent description ("had once been an ally...").

• Option a: "Rabinal Achi tells the story of K'iche' Achi, a military leader who" provides a clear subject (Rabinal Achi) and introduces K'iche' Achi as the military leader, with "who" correctly setting up the relative clause for the following description.
• Option b: The structure is jumbled ("the military leader whose story...") and does not fit the context of the sentence introducing the story's content.
• Option c: The comma - separated phrase does not properly connect to the main clause structure needed to introduce the story and the character.
• Option d: "there was a military leader..." creates a disjointed and ungrammatical structure when combined with the rest of the sentence.

Answer:

a. Rabinal Achi tells the story of K'iche' Achi, a military leader who