PSAT Writing and Language Question 553: Answer and Explanation

Question: 553

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. owned some land, and livestock in the same region, the borderlands dividing Kentucky and West Virginia.
• C. owned some land and livestock in the same region, the borderlands dividing Kentucky and West Virginia.
• D. owned some land and livestock in the same region the borderlands dividing Kentucky and West Virginia.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

(C) The first issue is not to include an unnecessary comma between "land and livestock." No comma is required in a list of just two items. Eliminate choices (A) and (B) for that reason. Choice (D) neglects necessary punctuation after "region," rendering it a run-on sentence.