PSAT Writing and Language Question 260: Answer and Explanation

Question: 260

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. exploit
• C. exploits
• D. exploited

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Difficulty: Hard

Category: Agreement: Verbs

Getting to the Answer: Whenever you see a series, make sure that all of the items are in parallel form. This is a series of three verb phrases that describe what "monopolies" were allowed to do. The entire series begins with "to," and the non-underlined verb phrases begin with present tense verbs: "manipulate consumers" and "threaten democracy." As written, the second item is "exploit ing workers," so it is not parallel with "manipulate" and "threaten." Choice (B) follows the pattern of the other verb phrases and is correct.