PSAT Writing and Language Question 262: Answer and Explanation

Question: 262

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. against
• C. and
• D. than

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Difficulty: Easy

Category: Agreement: Idioms

Getting to the Answer: Analyze the sentence so you can determine which word is correct in context. The underlined word helps set up a comparison between the Act's "direct effects" and "a new era of reform." The correct word to use in a comparison phrase such as "more than" is than, so (D) is correct. Choice (A), "then," which is frequently confused with than, refers to sequence or to causation in "if/then" statements. Neither (B) nor (C) is idiomatically correct when used with the comparison "more."