Question

passage
european cuisine was held in the highest regard, they said, no one would patronize a restaurant serving brazilian food. atala, whose restaurant has consistently ranked among the world’s best, has long disproven the naysayers. using traditional brazilian ingredients, such as, manioc root and even ants—in innovative ways, he has thrilled diners from around the world.
still, atala felt he could do more for his country and its cuisine. in 2012, he founded instituto atá to help promote lesser - known ingredients, particularly those of the amazon
question 2 of 7
question 2 refers to the underlined passage text ingredients, such as, manioc root.
which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?
○ no change
○ ingredients—such as manioc root
○ ingredients such as—manioc root
○ ingredients such as, manioc root

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, we analyze the punctuation and phrase structure. The original sentence has "ingredients, such as, manioc root" which is incorrect. The phrase "such as" is used to introduce examples, and when separating the example from the main clause with an em dash (—), we don't need a comma after "such as". Let's analyze each option:

• "No Change": The original has incorrect punctuation (comma after "such as"), so this is wrong.
• "ingredients—such as manioc root": This uses an em dash to set off the example and has correct punctuation with "such as" (no extra comma), making the sentence grammatically acceptable.
• "ingredients such as—manioc root": The em dash here is misplaced; "such as" should directly introduce the example without a dash in between, so this is incorrect.
• "ingredients such as, manioc root": The comma after "such as" is incorrect as "such as" is a prepositional phrase introducing the example, and no comma is needed there.

Answer:

The option "ingredients—such as manioc root" (the second option in the list, assuming the options are ordered as: No Change, ingredients—such as manioc root, ingredients such as—manioc root, ingredients such as, manioc root)