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.

Egypt is located in the Northeast Corner of the African continent.
  1. Northeast Corner
Explanation
Answer: D - The best choice is “northeast corner”

Capitalize words such as “northern” when they refer to a specific region. In this sentence, “northeast” refers to a general geographic area. Therefore, “northeast corner” reflects the best choice because there are no capitalization issues.
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