PSAT Writing and Language Question 596: Answer and Explanation

Question: 596

Which choice is most consistent with the listing pattern of the sentence as a whole?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. a spinal cord injury is suffered by a teenager learning to use a power wheelchair,
• C. a power wheelchair is used by a teenager after a spinal cord injury,
• D. a spinal cord injury causes a teenager to suffer which a power wheelchair helps her overcome,

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) The other parts of the sentence list things by placing the subject followed by the verb and by using the active voice. This is the only choice that maintains parallelism with the rest of the sentence.