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.

China calls the islands Diaoyu; in Japan, they are known as Senkaku.
  1. Diaoyu; in Japan
  2. Diaoyu. in Japan
  3. Diaoyu, in Japan
  4. Diaoyu: in Japan
Explanation
Answer: A - The best choice is “Diaoyu; in Japan”

Semicolons can separate two independent clauses - clauses that can stand alone as sentences - that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction. A period can also separate two independent clauses, but the first letter in the following sentence should be capitalized. A comma or colon is inappropriate for this sentence.
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