Sat practice Test #8 Answer Explanations

Choice B is the best answer. The comma is used correctly to separate 
the introductory dependent clause from the main independent clause 
that follows it.
Choice A is incorrect because a semicolon can’t be used to separate a 
dependent and an independent clause. Choice C is incorrect because 
a period can’t be used at the end of a dependent clause. Choice D is 
incorrect because the adverb “therefore” doesn’t make sense in this 
context; what follows does not result from something said earlier in the 
sentence.

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ANSwER ExPlANATIONS
| SAT Practice Test #8
QUESTION 31
Choice B is the best answer. “In other words” indicates correctly that 
what follows will be an elaboration of the idea that digital recorders 
can’t distinguish “important parts of the proceedings from other noises 
in the courtroom,” “such as a book dropping.”
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they don’t show the true 
relationship between the two sentences. “Despite this” means that 
in spite of something already said, what follows will be the case. 
“Therefore” and “consequently” indicate that what follows will be 
the result of something said earlier. None of these offers a further 
explanation of what was previously said.
QUESTION 32
Choice D is the best answer. The prepositional phrase “between the 
words and the extrinsic noises” clearly and concisely identifies what a 
court reporter is able to distinguish. It is also the only parallel option, 
using two noun phrases after “between,” which are joined by “and.”
Choice A is incorrect because it needlessly repeats “distinguish 
between.” Choice B is incorrect because it is not parallel or 
grammatical. Choice C is incorrect because it is wordy and wrongly 
suggests that court reporters distinguish between words and a time 
period (when).
QUESTION 33