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Read the sentence.


The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case in the hopes of winning the trial.


Which is the best revision of the sentence?

AThe lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury (it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case) in hope of winning the trial.

BThe lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury—it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case—in hope of winning the trial.

CThe lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury, it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case, in hope of winning the trial.

Dno change

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B is correct because too many commas can be to restrictive.

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Answer: B.

Explanation: Option D is discarded because the sentence clearly needs to have its punctuation fixed; option C is wrong because the independent clause "it was unbelievable..." cannot be introduced with a comma, and while options A and B seem viable, the abrupt interruption of the normal flow of the sentence demands the use of dashes.

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