PSAT Writing and Language Question 178: Answer and Explanation
Question: 178
- A. NO CHANGE
- B. participate: the monetary
- C. participate, the monetary
- D. participate. The monetary
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
B
Difficulty: Medium
Category: Sentence Structure: Commas, Dashes, and Colons
Getting to the Answer: Read the entire sentence to get a better sense for which punctuation would be correct. A colon will introduce an explanation of the "key feature," allowing the rest of the sentence to elaborate on the preceding clause. Choice (B) is correct. In this case, the colon prompts the reader to see that the part of the sentence after the colon defines the phrase "key feature."
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