InQuizitive Editing the Errors that Matter Practice Test 2026 - Free Practice Questions and Study Guide

Identifying who spoke is the key idea. This sentence makes it clear by naming the source and the speaker: it says “On the local news station” and then “the meteorologist said,” so we know exactly who conveyed the information. The rest simply reports what was said, keeping the attribution clear. The other options blur or omit who spoke—the first uses a vague “it,” the second lacks a speaker, and the third attributes the statement to the station rather than to a person—so they’re less precise. By identifying the meteorologist, the sentence provides precise attribution and natural flow.