Question #N161

The scientists concluded that the __changes in the environment on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction. __

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. changes, in the environment, on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction.
B. changes in the environment on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam, were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction.
C. changes in the environment, on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence, of the dam’s construction.
D. changes in the environment on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction.