Rabinal Achí 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.
Rabinal Achí tells the story of K’iche’ Achí, a military leader who
K’iche’ Achí, the military leader in the story of Rabinal Achí,
the military leader whose story is told in Rabinal Achí, K’iche’ Achí,
there was a military leader, K’iche’ Achí, who in Rabinal Achí
Choice A is the best answer. The modiﬁer “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modiﬁers
need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the ﬁrst word after the comma. 
Choice B is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The
modiﬁer “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modiﬁers need to be next to the subjects they
describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the ﬁrst word after the comma. Choice C is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text
in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The modiﬁer “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the
drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modiﬁers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the ﬁrst word
after the comma. Choice D is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of
Standard English. The modiﬁer “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modiﬁers need to be
next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the ﬁrst word after the comma.