The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is bold; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the bold 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.

When light from a distant source, such as the sun, it strikes a collection of water drops, such as rain, spray, or fog, a rainbow may appear.

A. such as the sun, it strikes
B. like the sun’s, striking
C. such as the sun, and striking
D. such as the sun, strikes
E. like the sun’s, strikes

Answer is D

Here's Why:

Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by removing the unnecessary pronoun “it.”


Question Type: Improving Sentences

(Writing)