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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.

Palladium, a soft shiny silvery - white metal, is one of six platinum group metals and is relatively rare.

a soft shiny silvery - white metal
a soft, shiny silvery - white metal
a soft shiny, silvery - white metal
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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