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The author of this essay is a student who wants to go to college. She hopes that her essay will impress her potential professors. The student is writing about the idea of "home" and how it has changed over time for her. What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence, paying attention to the conventions of Standard English?

SAT · English · previous-year question

  1. A.As a teenager, I’ve been fortunate enough to experience “home” in many different ways.
  2. B.As a teenager, I have been fortunate enough to experience "home" in many different ways.correct
  3. C.As a teenager, I’ve been fortunate to experience home in many different ways.
  4. D.Being a teenager, I’ve been fortunate enough to experience "home" in many different ways.

Answer

B. As a teenager, I have been fortunate enough to experience "home" in many different ways.

Explanation

Choice B is the best option because it follows the conventions of Standard English by using proper capitalization and punctuation for the quotation marks. Choice A is incorrect because it doesn’t have proper capitalization of the word "home." Choice C is incorrect because it doesn’t include the quotation marks for the word "home." Choice D is incorrect because it uses a participial phrase that does not grammatically modify the rest of the sentence.

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