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.

Many tourists fear terrorism and of being targeted by religious political parties.
  1. of being targeted
  2. of targets
  3. agendas
  4. attacks
Explanation
Answer: D - The best choice is “attacks”

“Being targeted” indicates the passive voice. Using the active voice can make a sentence more concise. “Agendas” does not fit within the context of the sentence. “Attacks” relates to terrorism and places emphasis on what the tourists fear.
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