Read the paragraph. Maria excels in gymnastics and tumbling. She has the commitment and dedication it takes to be successful in a demanding sport. The balance beam is my favorite event to watch because it requires a great deal of focus. Maria will continue training in the hopes of landing a spot on the competitive team. Which best explains the inconsistency in writing used in this paragraph

First of all, the sentence: " The balance beam is my favorite event to watch because it requires a great deal of focus." Has almost nothing to do with the rest of the paragraph, which is about Maria, not really a balance beam.

And since that happened, in this sentence: "Maria will continue training in the hopes of landing a spot on the competitive team." The writer had to rewrite her name. And that sounds wrong.

You can rewrite it like this :

"Maria excels in gymnastics and tumbling. She has the commitment and dedication it takes to be successful in a demanding sport. Shewill continue training in the hopes of landing a spot on the competitive team"

(Please forgive me if it wasn't the answer you were looking for)

a. she is a young, beautiful woman who deeply cares about her husband.

is correct