Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Answer:
B
Explanation
Choice B is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation use between titles and proper nouns. Because the proper noun “Emily Wilson” is essential information identifying the title “classicist,” no punctuation is necessary.
Choice A: No punctuation is needed before or after the proper noun “Emily Wilson.” Setting the author’s name off with commas suggests that it could be removed without affecting the coherence of the sentence, which is not the case.
Choice C: No punctuation is needed after the proper noun “Emily Wilson” as it would separate it from the verb “became.”
Choice D: No punctuation is needed to separate the title “classicist” and the proper noun “Emily Wilson.”
✨ Expert's Tip ✨
- A description of a profession (such as “classicist”) should not be separated from the proper noun (such as “Emily Wilson”) by a comma. Unless the title is used as an appositive, no punctuation should come between them.
- No punctuation is needed between the subject and the verb if the former is immediately followed by the latter.
