SAT ? of the Day 11/16/08

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

They use light that is 100 million times dimmer than the midday sun, and tropical nocturnal sweat bees leave their nests to forage for food.

1. They use light that is 100 million times dimmer than the midday sun, and


2. By using light that is 100 million times dimmer than midday,


3. In light that is 100 million times dimmer than the midday sun,


4. With the light being 100 million times as dim as midday,


5. When the light is 100 million times as dim as with the midday sun,

Choice (3) is correct. It avoids the awkwardness and wordiness of the original by using an introductory phrase “In light...sun” to modify the verbal phrase “tropical nocturnal sweat bees leave.”

Question Type: Improving Sentences
(Writing)