as written, making (A) the answer.
B Notice the question! It asks for a choice that helps to maintain the focus on the way the
Moravian settlers have been characterized throughout the essay. Use POE. Choices (C)
and (D) do not maintain the focus on the Moravian settlers, as both choices are about
European influence. Choice (A) does not present information that is consistent with how the
Moravian settlers have been characterized throughout the essay; the remainder of the third
paragraph presents the Moravian influence in a positive light, which leaves (B) as the
correct answer.
D Choices (A), (B), and (C) all say essentially the same thing. Unlike the other choices,
however, (D) contains that of. The as in the original sentence indicates a comparison is
being made, which, in this sentence, is its (the Moravian) religious influence to other
groups. However, the comparison should be consistent in structure, so (D) is correct
because the pronoun that (referring to the religious influence) is used to make the second
part of the comparison consistent with the first part so that the comparison is influence to
influence rather than influence to groups.
A Remember: Possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes, while contractions do use
apostrophes. Choice (C) is the contraction for they are, and (D) is the contraction for it is.
Neither is correct in this case because a possessive pronoun is needed to indicate whose
factory was providing armor and steel. The factory belongs to Bethlehem, which is singular.
Eliminate (B) because their is plural. Therefore, the sentence is correct as written, so (A)
is the answer.
C Notice that the answer choices all contain verbs (some plural and some singular) and check
for subject/verb consistency. The subject for the second clause is furnaces, which is plural.
Eliminate (A) and (B) because both are singular. Next, check the verb tense. Since the
furnaces presently stand and will continue to stand (their presence appears to be
permanent), the simple present tense (remain) is needed, so (C) is correct. Choice (D) is
not correct because it uses the wrong verb tense and would change the meaning of the
sentence.
C Notice the question! It asks for a choice that would best conclude the essay by preserving
its style and tone. The style and tone of this essay is informative and formal, so (C) is most
appropriate. The rest of the choices are all too conversational in tone, which is not
consistent with the essay as a whole.
B Use POE. The sentence should be added to the paragraph that talks about the Moravians, so
eliminate (A) and (D). The proposed insertion does not contain information that should
conclude paragraph 3. The final sentence of the third paragraph is primarily talking about a
music festival, so to double back and make a broad point about intellectual life after such a
narrow example would be awkward. Eliminate (C). Also, the sentence before (B) uses the
phrase set up missions to convert the Lenape and non-English-speaking Christians to the
tenets of Moravianism, which is consistent with the new sentence’s use of After years of
teaching.... Thus, (B) is the best placement for the sentence and the correct answer.