Thursday, 10 July 2008

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is bold; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.


Africa is not nearly so mountainous as in Asia.

A so mountainous as in
B that mountainous as
C equally mountainous to
D as mountainous as
E that mountainous as in

Answer is D

Here's Why:

Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the awkwardness of the original by using the idiomatic “as … as” construction to compare “Africa” with “Asia.”


Question Type: Improving Sentences

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