Directions: Each SAT Writing passage is followed by 11 questions. Read the passage and select the answer to each question that is most effective in improving the quality of the writing or in making the passage conform to the standard conventions of English.
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of leading all of the troops that were Union
of leading all Union troops
of Union leader for all of the troops
were not in use, officially,
was not in use, officially,
had not officially been used
1798; at that time
1798, yet at that time
1798; and, at that time
Keep it, because it adds vital information to understanding the character of Ulysses S. Grant.
Keep it, because it adds necessary background information to support the ideas in the paragraph.
Delete it, because it introduces information not relevant to the passage as a whole.
Delete it, because it does not relate to the sentence immediately preceding it.
Lincoln had other ideas.
The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second in command on the battlefield.
OMIT the underlined portion.
During the war Grant became a national hero.
The Republicans nominated him for president in 1868.
In 1869, Grant became the 18th president of the United States.
The first scandal to taint the Grant administration in 1869 was Black Friday, also known as the Gold Panic.
were corrupt and his administration was
were corrupt and his administration were
was corrupt and his administration was