Digital SAT® Practice Test 1: Reading and Writing Module 1: Question 1 Explanation

Both Amara Gracia, a Latin American artist, and Livia Torres, a Caribbean sculptor, felt that mainstream art circles lacked appreciation for local artistry. In 2009, these two artists combined their skills to initiate Arte Originario, an art collective project that aims to spotlight and uplift traditional art forms from underrepresented communities.

Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is the use and punctuation of an integrated relative clause. The relative pronoun “that” is logically used with no punctuation to create an integrated relative clause providing essential information about the noun phrase “an art collective project” that it modifies.

Choices A and B: A relative pronoun is necessary to link the verb phrase beginning with “aims” to the noun phrase (“an art collective project”) that it modifies.

Choice D: No punctuation is needed between the integrated relative clause beginning with “that aims” and the noun phrase (“an art collective project”) that it modifies.

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Remember that a relative clause beginning with “that” does not need a comma before it.

Digital SAT Reading and Writing Test 2 Question 1

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