SAT Writing & Language: For the Love of Coffee

1.

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• they introduced coffee

• their introduction of coffee

• coffee was introduced

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2.

• coffee was introduced

• In fact,

• Even so,

• Despite this history,

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3.

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• it will

• they have

• they had

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4.

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• who loves

• who love

• whom love

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5.

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• contributes

• contributing

• which contributes

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Which choice gives an example that most clearly supports the statement made earlier in the sentence?

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• a fee that can amount to three to four times as much as the price per drink.

• which can come as a surprise to tourists who are not forewarned.

• which simply means being waited on at your table.

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Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences?

• Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee standing, often shoulder-to-shoulder, at a counter or bar.

• Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee, often standing shoulder-to-shoulder, which they do at a counter or bar

• Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee; they do it often standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a counter or bar

• Instead, most regular patrons of a caffetteria drink their coffee; they do it often standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a counter or bar

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Which choice best introduces the paragraph?

• Coffee consumption does not necessarily have to take place in a caffetteria; espresso-based drinks can also be made in the home.

• In Italy, the fervor for the coffee-drinking experience extends beyond the drinking of coffee to the making of it and the timing of its consumption.

• In Italy, the fervor for the coffee-drinking experience extends beyond the drinking of coffee to the making of it and the timing of its consumption.

• Not all Italians share in this enthusiasm for coffee, of course.

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• correct and proper

• properly correct

• appropriate and correct

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• is a cappuccino, for example:

• is, a cappuccino for example—

• is a cappuccino, for example,

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