PSAT Writing and Language Question 264: Answer and Explanation

Question: 264

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. we
• C. it
• D. one

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Difficulty: Medium

Category: Agreement: Pronouns

Getting to the Answer: When you see an underlined pronoun, read around the underlined segment to identify its antecedent so you can determine whether they are in agreement. Reading from the beginning of the sentence, you can see that the pronoun "they" stands in for "government." Although the government consists of many people, the noun "government" is singular, so (C) is correct.