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.

It is the more populated Arab nation in Africa.
  1. more populated
  2. most populated
  3. populated
  4. much populated
Explanation
Answer: B - The best choice is “most populated”

To properly complete this sentence, using a superlative adjective is appropriate because Egypt is compared to many nations. “Much” is a base or positive form of an adjective. “More” is a comparative adjective used to compare two things. “Most” is a superlative adjective.
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