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Here is how we solved Question 17:

Notice that all of the Answers do not have a Comma after staff. We are looking at COMMA USE and NATURAL PAUSES.

Answer A ELIMINATE A because there is an extra Comma after staff where there isn’t a NATURAL PAUSE.

Answer B ELIMINATE B because if you remove the Parenthetical (165,231), the sentence doesn’t make sense. boat in all, Pollack convinced the staff of several restaurants

Answer C KEEP C because when you remove the Parenthetical set apart by the two EM DASHES, the sentence still makes sense. boat Pollack convinced the staff of several restaurants

Answer D ELIMINATE D because there is an extra Comma after 165,231 where there isn’t a NATURAL PAUSE.

CONCLUSION

The Correct Answer is C by POE and AEIOU ~ OBSERVE COMMA USE, NATURAL PAUSES, and PARENTHETICALS.