Explanation for Question 19 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat
Question number 19 asks us which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined 2 portion. So we're trying to combine those sentences. 3 Um, the sentences right now read, 4 it has even said that London nurse dawned black armbands in solidarity and 5 such armbands are a traditional symbol of morning. 6 So we want to insert that detail about how armbands our traditional symbol of 7 mourning in that original sentence, 8 describing how London Londoners adopted them in solidarity with homesick 9 staff, looking at our answer choices choice. 10 I says, um, uh, does even said that Londoners done such black armbands 11 in, in solidarity, a traditional symbol of mourning. 12 So that makes it sound like dawning traditional, 13 um, excuse me, dawning black armbands and solidarity is the symbol of mourning. 14 In reality, it is the black armbands that are the symbol of mourning. 15 So a sort of makes it a little bit less clear exactly what the 16 symbol of mourning is. 17 We want to clarify that the symbol of mourning is the arm bands as 18 suggested by that original second sentence, 19 um, rather than Londoners dawning them in solidarity. 20 So answer choice B says black armbands, 21 these being a traditional symbol of morning, 22 um, the inclusion of these being means that there's some 23 unnecessary words involved in this answer choice. 24 There's no reason to say these being a traditional symbol of morning. 25 Um, we want to do here is cut those words out and go with 26 answer c...