PSAT Writing and Language Question 187: Answer and Explanation

Question: 187

  • A. NO CHANGE
  • B. adoption—to secure EU membership and strengthen its cause—
  • C. adoption: to secure EU membership and strengthen its cause—
  • D. adoption; to secure EU membership and strengthen its cause,

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

B

Difficulty: Medium

Category: Sentence Structure: Commas, Dashes, and Colons

Getting to the Answer: Consider which punctuation will correctly set off the parenthetical information in this sentence. Dashes are often used to offset parenthetical sentence elements. Choice (B) is correct.

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