Question

giant chinese salamanders (which can grow up to six feet in ______ are known for their \crying baby\ vocalizations.
which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
choose 1 answer:
a length—
b length
c length,
d length)

Explanation:

The sentence starts with an opening parenthesis "(", so we need to close it properly. The phrase "which can grow up to six feet in length" is part of the parenthetical information about the giant Chinese salamanders. So the closing parenthesis should be after "length" to correctly close the parenthetical statement. Option D provides "length)" which closes the parenthesis, making the sentence conform to Standard English conventions. Options A has a dash which is incorrect, B doesn't close the parenthesis, and C has a comma which is incorrect for closing the parenthetical.

Answer:

D. length)