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.

Until Morsi creates jobs and increases income, many people, especially youths, will be unable to support themselves and remain unemployed and live in poverty.
  1. Until Morsi creates jobs and increases income, many people, especially youths, will be unable to support themselves and remain unemployed and live in poverty.
  2. Until Morsi creates jobs and increases income, many people, especially youths, will be unable to support themselves, and remain unemployed and live in poverty.
  3. Until Morsi creates jobs and increases income, many people, especially youths, will be unable to support themselves. They will remain unemployed and will live in poverty.
  4. Until Morsi creates jobs and increases income, many people, especially youths, will be unable to support themselves; and will remain unemployed and will live in poverty.
Explanation
Answer: C - The best choice is “Until Morsi creates jobs and increases income, many people, especially youths, will be unable to support themselves. They will remain unemployed and will live in poverty.”

The initial sentence is too long, which can lead to reader confusion. Separating it into two different sentences adds clarity to the intended meaning. An additional comma or a semicolon does not add clarity.
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