Wednesday 24 September 2008

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.

Nearly one-sixth of all the human beings on Earth live in India, it has the world’s most populous democracy.

A. India, it has the
B. India, the
C. India, having the
D. India; the
E. India; and are the

Answer is B

Here's Why:

Choice (B) is correct. It avoids the comma-splice error of the original by removing the unnecessary words “it has” so that “India” is properly modified by what follows the comma (“the world’s most populous democracy”).


Question Type: Improving Sentences

(Writing)

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