SAT English Practice Question
A student is writing an essay about the history of the computer. The student wants to use a quotation from a famous computer scientist to support their argument. The quotation is: "The real power of computers lies not in their speed or memory but in their ability to communicate." The student wants to include the quotation in the essay, but they are unsure how to punctuate it. The student knows that they need to set off the quotation with quotation marks but is unsure of where to put a comma.
- A."The real power of computers lies not in their speed or memory, but in their ability to communicate."
- B."The real power of computers lies not in their speed or memory, but in their ability to communicate."
- C."The real power of computers lies not in their speed or memory but in their ability to communicate."
- D."The real power of computers lies not in their speed or memory but, in their ability to communicate."
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