Question

Question 17 Choose the answer that correctly inserts a name into a direct quotation.

a. "For a number of years, he (Vice President Joe Biden) advocated dividing Iraq into three states."
b. "For a number of years, he—Vice President Joe Biden—advocated dividing Iraq into three states."
c. "For a number of years, he [Vice President Joe Biden] advocated dividing Iraq into three states."

Answer 1

"For a number of years, he [Vice President Joe Biden] advocated dividing Iraq into three states."

Step-by-step explanation:

When trying to insert explanatory words into a direct quotation, square brackets are used to show that those words were not in the original quotation.

The name of vice president Joe Biden is an explanation intended to clarify meaning hence it should appear within square brackets and not parenthesis.