Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 204: Answer and Explanation
Question: 204
Described by playwright Bernard Shaw as ________________ their lingering influences have coexisted and even comingled in drama for more than a century now.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. the giants of the theatre of our time,
- B. the giants of the theatre of our time,
- C. the giants' of the theatre of our time,
- D. 'the giants of the theatre of our time,'
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
(A) This is the only option that puts quotation marks around a direct quote from Bernard Shaw. Choices (B) and (C) have no quotation marks. Choice (D) would work if this phrase were inside another quotation.
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