PSAT Writing and Language Question 40: Answer and Explanation

Question: 40

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. we are
• C. it has
• D. they might've

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

C

Both the pronouns and the verbs are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing consistency. A pronoun must be consistent in number with the noun it is replacing. The pronoun refers to the noun committee, which is singular. To be consistent, the pronoun in the answer choice must also be singular. The pronouns they and we are plural, so eliminate (A), (B), and (D). The pronoun it is singular. The correct answer is (C).