SAT Writing Practice 1 + Answer and Explanation
SAT Writing Practice 1
The answer is in the first comment below.↓
How to spot a common noun and a proper noun?
How to spot a common noun and a proper noun? A common noun answers the question "What is it?" Q: What is it? A: It is a bridge. A proper noun answers the question "What's its name?" Q: What's its name? A: It is Talkha Bridge.
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ReplyDelete(A): even though the first part of the sentence makes sense grammatically, the comma after the close-parenthesis actually creates a comma splice — two complete sentences separated by only a comma. (Sentence 1: It’s odorless, tasteless, and harmless because it’s so cold (–320.44°F to be exact); Sentence 2: It boils at room temperature and evaporates out of your food as it rapidly chills it.) As a result, this answer can be eliminated.
(C) creates the same error; this option merely places an additional comma before because. Note that the lack of a comma after tasteless is a distraction; the comma before the last item in a list is optional.
(D) is incorrect because no comma should ever be placed after a subordinating conjunction (because).
(B) is correct because comma + and = period, and the sentence can be logically divided after harmless: It’s odorless, tasteless, and harmless. Because it’s so cold (–320.44°F to be exact), it boils at room temperature and evaporates out of your food as it rapidly chills it.