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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.

Accounting for fresh water locked in glaciers, icecaps, or otherwise inaccessible, the water humans have is less than a tenth of a percent of the Earth’s water available for human consumption.
  1. the water humans have is less than a tenth of a percent of the Earth’s water available for human consumption.
  2. less than a tenth of a percent of the Earth’s water, is available for human consumption.
  3. humans can only consume less than a tenth of a percent of the Earth’s water.
  4. the amount of water available for human consumption is less than a tenth of a percent.
Explanation
Answer: D - Wordy sentences can affect sentence clarity. A comma is unnecessary between “water” and “is.” Stating that “humans can only consume” implies that the water is not available for other uses. Beginning the clause with “the amount of water available…” maintains the meaning of the sentence while setting aside unnecessary and repetitious words.
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