GOP Senator Thom Tillis vowed to block Warsh's nomination until the DOJ ends its investigation into Jerome Powell.

• A. Mitch McConnell; delay; Powell; ends
• B. Ted Cruz; stall; Powell; ends
• C. Rand Paul; obstruct; Warsh; ends
• D. Thom Tillis; block; Warsh; ends

Answer: (D)

This item tests how well you map a sentence’s elements to who is taking action, what action is taken, who or what is affected, and under what condition. The sentence states that GOP Senator Thom Tillis vowed to block Warsh's nomination until the DOJ ends its investigation into Jerome Powell. So the names and actions line up as: Thom Tillis is the one acting, the action is blocking, the target is Warsh's nomination, and the condition is that it remains in place until the DOJ ends the investigation into Jerome Powell. The option that matches all four pieces—Thom Tillis, block, Warsh, ends—is the correct one. The other choices change one or more elements (a different senator, a different action, or a different nomination), so they don’t fit the sentence as stated.