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SAT Writing

Category - Improving Sentences

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Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Along with gold, silver, and platinum, palladium is a precious metal owned and traded by investors.

palladium is a precious metal
palladium and they are precious metals.
palladium are a precious metal
palladium are precious metals

Explanation

Answer: A - The best choice is “palladium is a precious metal”

The opening part of the original sentence is an introductory clause. Palladium is the subject of the sentence. Therefore, “is” is the proper verb for this sentence.

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