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 original sentence incorrectly joins two complete thoughts without punctuation. Choice A uses dashes to set off the comment “it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case,” while keeping the main sentence intact. It also changes “in the hopes of winning” to the more concise “in hope of winning.” Choice C leaves the second thought attached in a confusing way, and choice D creates a comma splice by joining complete thoughts with only a comma.

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