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Category - SAT Writing
Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
Belize is the less populated country in Central America with approximately 321,000 people.
Answer: B - The best choice is “least” Using the appropriate adjective will properly convey the sentence’s meaning. “Less,” “smaller,” and “smallest” do not fit within the context of the sentence. The superlative adjective “least,” which means smallest in amount, does fit within the context of the sentence.