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SAT Writing

Category - Error Identification

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There is an error in the italicized portion of the passage below. Choose the option that best corrects this error.

Death Valley is one of the hottest locations in the United States, with summer temperatures often exceeding 100°F another location is Furnace Creek, where average temperatures are 113.9°F.
  1. exceeding 100°F; another location
  2. exceeding 100°F, but another location
  3. exceeding 100°F. another location
  4. exceeding 100°F: another location
  5. exceeding 100°F at times another location
Explanation
Answer: A - Death Valley is one of the hottest locations in the United States with summer temperatures often exceeding 100°F; another location is Furnace Creek, where average temperatures are 113.9°F. The original sentence shows the incorrect use of a comma to connect two complete sentences; this is known as a comma splice. Choice (A) uses a semicolon to coordinate the two independent clauses, resulting in a compound sentence.
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