Explanation for Question 27 From the Writing Section on the 2019 April Sat
For question number 27, we are combining the 2 sentences at the underlined portion, 3 looking at our answer choices. We can see that these are all quite long. 4 So we're going to want to make sure to choose an answer choice that 5 is the most concise and the least wordy, 6 um, that it needs to be to get the point across. 7 So looking at the underlined portion, 8 he found that female finches tend to choose males with loud, 9 high pitched and probate improvisational songs. 10 These males are chosen over those with soft, 11 low pitched predictable songs. So breeders selecting, 12 reap, excuse me, selecting reproductively successful birds must 13 also have selected the most dynamic cigars. 14 So if you look at the actual length of our answer choices, 15 a already stands out for being the shortest, 16 which is a good sign. Let's take a look at that answer. 17 He found that female finches tend to choose males with loud high-pitched improvisational 18 songs over those, a soft, low pitch, 19 predictable songs can't really make it any briefer than that. 20 So I is our correct answer for number 27. 21 B says males with loud, high pitched improvisational songs tend to be the 22 ones chosen. It's a little bit easier to say female finches tend to 23 choose. So that's why a is stronger than B answer choice C 24 says loud, high pitched improvisational songs are sung by males that 25 female finches tend to choose. 26 Um, again, a little bit wordy or than necessary there in that underlined portion 27 and answer choice D choosing males with loud high-pitch improvisational songs over those with 28 soft, low pitch, predictable songs is what female pinches tend to do easier 29 to just say female interests tend to at the very beginning of that, 30 that portion, like answer choice ADAS. 31 So a is our best answer for here. Um, 32 for question number 27, it's it's really as brief as, 33 as it can be, and it gets our point across effectively to the reader.