PSAT Writing and Language Question 287: Answer and Explanation

Question: 287

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. their
• C. his or her
• D. my

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Difficulty: Medium

Getting to the Answer: Determine the antecedent of the underlined pronoun. The pronoun is possessive, indicating that the "readings" of Ulysses belong to someone. The sentence previously refers to the plural "literary critics," so this pronoun should be plural as well; eliminate (C). Although the writer clearly read Ulysses and refers to her opinion about it in the remainder of the paragraph, these readings belong only to other literary critics, so eliminate (A) and (D). (B) is correct.