Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The audience appreciated ______ singing the encore, even though it extended the program by nearly twenty minutes.

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

  • A

    herself

  • B

    she

  • C

    her

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  • D

    hers

Explanation

Before a gerund, possessive case is traditionally preferred ("her singing"), but among the offered choices, "her" is correct as object/possessive form. "She" and "herself" do not work syntactically.

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