Daily Drill: SAT® Punctuation Practice Question

Also Great Practice for ACT® English

Today’s Daily Drill is a mock SAT® Punctuation question. It follows the digital SAT® format¹ but is also great preparation for ACT® Reading.

For effective time management on test day, you should aim to answer this question correctly in a maximum of 30 seconds.

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Free SAT® Practice Question (mock)

Ancient Greece had numerous philosophical schools and traditions. Some historians have claimed that only three of them traced their origins to Socrates ______ the Academics, the Peripatetics, and the Stoics—the last of which flourished during the Roman period despite having the least direct connection to Socrates.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A) himself, however:

B) himself, however,

C) himself, however;

D) himself; however,

(Answer Explanations and Strategy Brief Below.)

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Answer Explanations and Strategy Brief