Practice Quiz

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.

At the center of the controversy is Jammu and Kashmir (a territory both nations claim).
  1. Kashmir (a territory both nations claim).
  2. Kashmir, (a territory both nations claim).
  3. Kashmir - (a territory both nations claim).
  4. Kashmir; (a territory both nations claim).
Explanation
Answer: A - The best choice is “Kashmir (a territory both nations claim).”

Parenthesis can be used to surround information that provides an explanation. No punctuation, such as a comma, dash, or semicolon, is necessary before the parenthesis.
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