Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

The orchestra's principal violinist ______ a child prodigy who had debuted at age seven ______ performed the concerto from memory.

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

  • A

    —,

  • B

    —, —

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  • C

    , —

  • D

    , ,

Explanation

A pair of em-dashes properly emphasizes a parenthetical. Mismatched punctuation is ungrammatical, and commas would work but the dashes provide stronger emphasis.

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