Boundaries: Punctuation and Sentence Structure

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

Langston Hughes's poem ______ captures the deferred aspirations of an entire generation in fewer than fifty words.

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

A
$'Harlem'$
B
$Harlem$
C
$(Harlem)$
D
$"Harlem"$
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Explanation

Titles of short works such as poems are enclosed in double quotation marks. "Harlem" follows this convention.

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