Answer Choices
Yes, because it provides examples of the Harvey Girls’ influence.
Yes, because it serves as a transitional point in the paragraph.
No, because it should be placed earlier in the passage.
No, because it contradicts the main claim of the passage.
Explanation for Question 22 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 3
Now looking at question number 22, it asks us if we should revise the 2 underlying portion to read Wes inspiring books, 3 documentaries, and even a musical. And so let's look at our sense, 4 right? It says that the Harvey girls lived independently demonstrating an intense work ethic. 5 The Harvey girls became known as a transformative force in the American west. 6 Right. But the sentence as it's written, simply tells us that they were a 7 transformative force. It doesn't tell us how, 8 but if we revise the sentence, we see why they were considered a transformative 9 force because now we know that they inspired books, 10 documentaries, musical. So they inspired a lot of cultural pieces, 11 right? That's what makes them a transformative force. 12 And so this extra information is really useful because it clarify something that was 13 said earlier in the sentence. Now, 14 if we look at a, it says it provides examples of the girls influence, 15 right? 16 So this is kind of what we just discussed their influence was that transformative 17 nature that we talked about, and the examples that were shown are the books, 18 documentaries and the musical now D says it's a transitional point, 19 um, in the paragraph. Um, it's not much of a transitional point really. 20 Um, there's not a huge transition in this paragraph. 21 We continue to talk about the Harvey girls throughout the entire thing. 22 So be it doesn't make much sense now D says it should be placed 23 earlier in the passage. Tha...