PSAT Writing and Language Question 266: Answer and Explanation

Question: 266

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. mold and found
• C. mold, and found
• D. mold. And found

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Difficulty: Medium

Getting to the Answer: As written, the sentence uses a semicolon to join the sentence's parts. The first part of the sentence is an independent clause with subject-verb "He decided." The second part does not contain a subject or express a complete thought, so eliminate any answer choices that punctuates the sentence as if it contains two independent clauses: (A), a semicolon; (C), a comma and FANBOYS conjunction; and (D), a period that results in two sentences. (B) is correct because the word "and" joins the compound verb "decided... and found"; no extra punctuation is necessary.