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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.

Belize grows four main crops: cacao, sugar, bananas, and citrus fruits.
  1. Belize grows four main crops: cacao, sugar, bananas, and citrus fruits.
  2. Belize grows four main crops: cacao; sugar; bananas; and citrus fruits.
  3. Belize grows four main crops; cacao, sugar, bananas and citrus fruits.
  4. Belize grows four main crops. Cacao, sugar, bananas and citrus fruits.
Explanation
Answer: A - The best choice is “Belize grows four main crops: cacao, sugar, bananas, and citrus fruits.”

Colons can be used before lists in sentences. In the original sentence, the colon is properly used before the list of crops. Semi - colons are inappropriate for this sentence. Using a period instead of a colon creates a complete sentence and a sentence fragment.
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