Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The novel's protagonist ______ a determined young woman from a small fishing village ______ travels across continents in search of her missing brother.

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 sets off a parenthetical appositive for emphasis. Mismatched punctuation is ungrammatical.

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