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.

Officials from Canada, Mexico, and the United States met to quickly develop a monarch butterfly conservation plan.
  1. met to quickly develop
  2. met to develop quickly
  3. met to develop
  4. quickly met to develop
Explanation
Answer: C - The best choice is “met to develop”

In the original sentence, the adverb “quickly” splits the infinitive “to develop.” Sentences are stronger without split infinitives. Depending on the adverb’s position in the sentence, it can change the meaning from “they met in a hurry” to “they developed plans fast.” To avoid confusion, set aside the adverb.
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