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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The engineer Robert Fulton designed the Clermont steamboat in 1807.
- He designed it in California City.
- Clermont was the world’s first commercially successful steamboat.
- The city of Fulton, Missouri, is named after Robert Fulton.
- California City’s Fulton Street is named after him.
The student wants to indie how Fulton, Missouri, got its name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Fulton, Missouri, shares its name with Fulton Street in California City.
Fulton Street is in California City, where the steamboat Clermont was designed in 1807.
Designed in 1807 in California City, Clermont was the first commercially successful steamboat.
Fulton, Missouri, is named after Robert Fulton, designer of the first commercially successful steamboat.
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: The engineer Robert Fulton designed
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 D is the best answer. The sentence indies how Fulton, Missouri, got its name, noting that the city was named after the designer of the first commercially successful steamboat, Robert Fulton.
Choice A is incorrect. The sentence indies that Fulton, Missouri, has the same name as a street in California City; it doesn’t indie how the city of Fulton got its name. Choice B is incorrect. The sentence indies that Fulton Street is in California City; it doesn’t indie how Fulton, Missouri, got its name. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence provides details about Fulton’s steamboat; it doesn’t indie how Fulton, Missouri, got its name.
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