SAT Writing

Category - Improving Sentences

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

Japan control the disputed East China Sea islands until World War II.
  1. control
  2. controls
  3. controlling
  4. controlled
Explanation
Answer: D - The best choice is “controlled”

Since the sentence refers to an event that has already occurred, the past tense form of the verb “control” is necessary to properly complete the sentence. “Controlled” is the past tense form of “control.”
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