Question #N361
A new study suggests that the way people use language can be more revealing about their personality than the way they use body language. The study’s authors discovered that a person’s vocabulary and syntax—the structure of their sentences—can be more significant than their body language in revealing their true personality. Researchers found that those with a larger vocabulary and more complex sentence structures, for example, tend to be more thoughtful and analytical.
Which of the following revisions would correct a grammatical error in the passage?
A. The study’s authors discovered that a person’s vocabulary and syntax, the structure of their sentences, can be more significant than their body language in revealing their true personality.
B. Researchers found that, for example, those with a larger vocabulary and more complex sentence structures, tend to be more thoughtful and analytical.
C. Researchers found that, for example, those with a larger vocabulary and more complex sentence structures tend to be more thoughtful and analytical.
D. The study’s authors discovered that a person’s vocabulary and syntax—the structure of their sentences—can be more significant than their body language, in revealing their true personality.
Correct Answer is: C
Choice C correctly places the comma after the introductory phrase "for example." The other choices result in incorrect punctuation or placement of the comma.