SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The curator's approach to restoration was far more conservative than ______ favored by her predecessor, who often replaced damaged…
The curator's approach to restoration was far more conservative than ______ favored by her predecessor, who often replaced damaged sections entirely instead of preserving them.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Answer and explanation
Answer: A: that
"Approach" is singular, and the comparison needs a singular demonstrative pronoun to stand in for it: "more conservative than that favored by her predecessor." It would work grammatically as a pronoun but doesn't fit the same demonstrative comparison structure the sentence needs before a modifying phrase like "favored by." Those is plural and mismatches the singular "approach." One that introduces unnecessary wordiness and a redundant relative structure where a single demonstrative pronoun already does the job.
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