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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.

Dressing in the Congo is greatly influenced by the Western world, however, they are mixed with traditional clothing such as kikwembe, abacos, or a dashiki.

Western world, however
Western world; however
Western world however
Western world, but however

Explanation

Answer: B - The best choice is “Western world; however”

Semicolons are used to separate independent clauses joined by conjunctive adverbs such as “however.” A comma is inappropriate punctuation to use between the clauses.

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