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.

Palladium, a soft shiny silvery - white metal, is one of six platinum group metals and is relatively rare.
  1. a soft shiny silvery - white metal
  2. a soft, shiny silvery - white metal
  3. a soft shiny, silvery - white metal
  4. a soft shiny silvery white metal
Explanation
Answer: B - The best choice is “a soft, shiny silvery - white metal”

“Soft” and “shiny” are two consecutive adjectives describing palladium. Therefore, a comma should separate the adjectives. “Soft shiny” should be “soft, shiny.”
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