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SAT Reading Section: Drill 2, Problem 4 Sentence Completion

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And here's your Shmoop du jour...

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Which word could fill in the blank so that the sentence below makes sense?

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Regardless of status or wealth, one must be blank and continue to work hard in order to

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keep what one has earned.

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Here are the potential answers.

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This sentence is lecturing us on how to keep what we've earned, so we're looking for

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a word that describes a positive way of working.

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(A), (C) and (E) are all easy to eliminate.

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"Absurd" means ridiculous, "asinine" means stupid, and "impetuous" means thoughtless.

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If anybody used those words to describe us, we wouldn't be expecting an employee of

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the month award.

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"Sensible" isn't a totally asinine choice.

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Most people would agree that working hard is a pretty sensible thing to do.

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However, "persistent" seems to work a little better in this sentence.

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We're looking for something that describes continued work, and "persistent" means

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to... keep on keeping on. So (D) is the best answer.

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D for our work here is "Done."

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