Complete the sentence: She has a degree in engineering, and ______ in mathematics as well.

• A. minored
• B. majored
• C. studied
• D. specialized

Answer: (A)

The sentence is testing how to express a secondary field of study alongside a main degree. In American English, a minor is the usual term for a secondary focus you complete in addition to your major, so the natural verb is minored. Saying she has a degree in engineering and minored in mathematics as well keeps the idea tidy and parallel: a primary degree plus a complementary, smaller field. It also matches the casual, factual tone of the sentence with the added “as well.”

Other options don’t fit as naturally. Majored would suggest a second major, which changes the implied academic structure and isn’t what the sentence typically aims to convey with “as well.” Studied is too vague to indicate a formal secondary credential. Specialized is grammatical but shifts emphasis from a formal minor to a deeper focus, which reads differently and isn’t the standard way to phrase this pairing of degree plus secondary field.