Asked by ghiu

Read the sentence.

The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case in the hopes of winning the trial.

Which is the best revision of the sentence?
The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury (it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case) in hope of winning the trial.
The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury—it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case—in hope of winning the trial.
The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury, it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case, in hope of winning the trial.
no change

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury—it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case—in hope of winning the trial.

Reason: The em dashes correctly set off the parenthetical remark without creating a comma splice; the comma version is incorrect and "no change" is a run-on.