Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The novelist's debut work ______ a sweeping family saga set in 19th-century Russia ______ won every major literary prize that year.

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

  • A

    , —

  • B

    —,

  • C

    —, —

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  • D

    (, )

Explanation

A pair of em-dashes properly sets off a nonessential phrase with internal punctuation, providing emphasis. Mismatched punctuation is ungrammatical.

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