Explanation for Question 8 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat
Question number eight asks us which version of the underlined portion provides the most 2 relevant examples for the sentence. 3 So let's look at the meaning of the sentence overall, 4 and then we'll see maybe which examples make the most sense to include in 5 that context. So right now the sentence reads, 6 the park offers many recreational opportunities, 7 largely unavailable in the city. These occur on layers of plastic, 8 soil, and grass, a topic garbage. So here this, 9 this second detail about occurring on layers of plastics, 10 soil, and grass. It doesn't really do anything to add to the meaning of 11 the sentence. Um, when we start off first sentence by saying there are many 12 recreational opportunities, we want the second part of our sentence to build off of 13 that. We want some examples maybe of what those recreational opportunities are or how 14 they're appreciated. We want to build off of that focus rather than introducing 15 this other detail that doesn't really fit. 16 So let's take a look at our answer choices and see which, 17 um, detailed sort of makes a little bit more sense going along with that 18 first part of the sentence, uh, 19 our correct answer here is going to be answer choice B, 20 which lists out horseback, riding nature, 21 trails, and kayaking. These are all recreational opportunities that are largely unavailable 22 in the city. So this, 23 this underlined portion, um, 24 really fits in with that first part of the sentence, 25 which is why they...