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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.

The North Vietnamese and supportive rebel communists in South Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started fighting.

Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started
Vietnam; called the Viet Cong started
Vietnam: called the Viet Cong, started
Vietnam called the Viet Cong - started

Explanation

Answer: A - The best choice is “Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started”

The words “called the Viet Cong” from an appositive because they identify the rebel communists. Appositives are set off by commas. The dash, colon, and semicolon are not appropriate within the context of this sentence.

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