SAT writing! Help? (: QUESTIONS

JefferyJung
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:36:00 +0000

The problem with D is that there is no main independent clause. Can “the prime minister elected by the Canadian citizenry” stand alone as a sentence?
The major problem with D is that the meaning is altered. The original sentence explains the two different viewpoints, whereas choice D only states that “the opposing opinions were about tearing the school down and keeping the school as a historical landmark”. Not many historical landmarks are burnt down.
Here is a problem with a dangling modifier. The phrase “feeling that their votes do not matter” should describe the “young people”. In choice A, the phrase corresponds with the “number” which is not logical.