SAT Form, Structure, and Sense Question

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Question 1 · Medium · Reading and WritingOctober 2024 Batch 2 · Q16Form, Structure, and Sense · 0 solved

Writing in hieroglyphs, ancient Egyptians recorded measurements using units such as the sa, a unit of ______ and the khar, a unit of volume. The sa, for instance, is written as a hieroglyph that looks like a duck or goose.\n\nWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Strategy

When listing items that each include an appositive (a descriptive noun phrase set off by commas), keep each noun paired with its appositive using commas, and separate the complex items with stronger punctuation if needed. Avoid placing a semicolon between a noun and its appositive, and ensure there’s a clear separator between list items.

Hints (open one at a time)

Hint 1

Identify the items being listed and note that each has a descriptive appositive phrase.

Hint 2

Keep each noun directly connected to its appositive with a comma, and use stronger separators between items.

Hint 3

Choose the option that never puts a semicolon between a noun and its appositive and that cleanly separates the list items.

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