[Video] Q34: No change or impact, plus they can lower their or impact-with lower or impact, and lower their

Explanation for Question 34 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat

Okay. Now we're looking at question number 34. 2 This is our first question from the fourth and final passage of our May, 2018 3 writing section. So we are looking at the passage or Ray of sunshine for 4 the U S economy. This question number 34 is asking us about the most 5 effective way to combine these two sentences. 6 So our first sentence reads the solar power industry in the United States has seen 7 dramatic growth. During recent years, as energy consumers have sought to become more self-sufficient 8 diminish their environmental impact and lowering their energy bills. 9 So what we see here is this last part of that sentence and lowering 10 their energy bills has gotten cut off from the rest of the sentence. 11 This was meant to be a list. Consumers have sought to become more self-sufficient 12 diminish their energy bills and lowering their energy bills, 13 or excuse me, diminish their environmental impact and lowering your energy pulse. 14 So we're building out a list, um, 15 but we do need to be careful and make sure that these list items 16 are in parallel. So all the verbs that are being used are in the 17 same form, um, in order for the sentence to flow as best as possible. 18 So taking a look at our answer choices for this question, 19 the no change option is of course out because it leaves and lowering their 20 energy bills as a sentence fragment, um, 21 choice B impact. Plus they can lower their, 22 um, this is using a comma to connect. 23 What would then be an in...