Explanation for Question 26 From the Writing Section on the 2020 October Sat
So we can see that number 26, ask us which choice best maintains the 2 style of the passage. And so something we can think about with style is 3 what is the tone? Right. 4 Kind of like tone. And first thing we can notice is it's definitely formal. 5 And you could perhaps describe it as academic, right? 6 Because we're talking about researchers. So we want something that sounds more like something 7 you'd read in a textbook, maybe unless like something you would just say in 8 conversation. And so as it is, 9 okay, it's not something that's formal to say something like, 10 oh, I okay. That, that's just a way that you talk in conversation, 11 but it's definitely informal, informal word. 12 And if we want to keep it formal a is not going to be 13 our best choice. And B also the same thing, 14 give a thumbs up too. This isn't the type of word you would see 15 in a textbook, right? 16 And it's not the type of thing you would want to write in an 17 essay. So B is not going to be good because we want it again 18 to be formal academic scholarly, 19 even now see just as permitted and this could be good. 20 There's nothing special about it per se, but it's definitely not using colloquial or 21 daily use conversational terms. 22 And now see gave the green light to, 23 again, this is an expression, right? B and D are both expressions 24 that you use in conversation. They're not something that you're going to want to 25 write in a formal essay. And so our best choice is going to be 26 C.