Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

The architect's design ______ bold, sweeping, and unconventional ______ transformed the city's skyline.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  • A

    —, —

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  • B

    , —

  • C

    —,

  • D

    , ,

Explanation

A pair of em-dashes properly sets off a parenthetical containing internal commas. Commas alone might confuse the reader given the internal commas, and unmatched dashes are ungrammatical.

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