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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Samuel Delany is a US writer known for his science fiction.
- Delany’s science fiction novel Babel-17 was published in 1966.
- The novel won a Nebula Award in 1967.
- The Nebula Awards are given each year to the best works of science fiction published in the US.
The student wants to indie the title of a novel that won a Nebula Award. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Babel-17, by Samuel Delany, won a Nebula Award in 1967.
Samuel Delany published a science fiction novel in 1966.
Samuel Delany is an award-winning US writer known for his science fiction.
One of Samuel Delany’s novels was among the best works of science fiction published in the US.
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Samuel Delany is a US
Medium-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis — Selecting a claim supported by multiple findings. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is the best answer. The sentence indies the title of a novel that won a Nebula Award, noting that Babel-17 by Samuel Delany won the award in 1967.
Choice B is incorrect because the sentence identifies the year that Samuel Delany published a science fiction novel; it doesn’t indie the novel’s title or that it won a Nebula Award. Choice C is incorrect because the sentence provides an introduction of Samuel Delany; it doesn’t indie the title of a novel that has won a Nebula Award. Choice D is incorrect because the sentence indies that one of Samuel Delany’s novels met the qualifiion for a Nebula Award; it doesn’t indie the novel’s title or that it won an award.
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