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.

Mexican painter Frida Kahlo drew inspiration from her Mexican heritage, where she incorporated native and religious symbols into her work.

A. where she incorporated
B. in which she incorporated
C. incorporated
D. incorporating
E. therefore, she incorporated

Answer is D

Here's Why:

Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by eliminating the relative pronoun “where,” which does not logically refer to anything else in the sentence, and by reducing the needlessly wordy “she incorporated” to “incorporating.”


Question Type: Improving Sentences

(Writing)