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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.

On the day of the attack three cruisers, two tankers, two battleships, six aircraft carriers, and nine destroyers sailed to a point north of Hawaii.
  1. On the day of the attack three cruisers
  2. On the day, of the attack three cruisers
  3. On the day of the attack, three cruisers
  4. On the day of the attack; three cruisers
Explanation
Answer: C - The best choice is “On the day of the attack, three cruisers”

A comma is needed to set off the introductory phrase “On the day of the attack” from the main part of the sentence. A comma is unnecessary after “day,” and a semicolon does not properly complete the sentence.
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