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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.

This did eventually lead to President Johnson cut back on sending troops.
  1. This did eventually lead to President Johnson
  2. As a result, President Johnson
  3. Despite this, President Johnson
  4. Furthermore, President Johnson
Explanation
Answer: B - The best choice is “As a result, President Johnson”

The Tet Offensive caused President Johnson to take certain actions. Therefore, there was a “result.” “Despite this” implies that President Johnson maintained the same course of action. “Furthermore” signifies that he had taken previous similar action.
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