medium · Enhanced ACT english
A writer is considering deleting the phrase 'which was first discovered in 1924' from the following sentence: 'The galaxy, which was first discovered in 1924, contains billions of stars.'
Should the phrase be kept or deleted?
- Deleted, because it repeats information that is likely common knowledge for most readers.
- Deleted, because it is an off-topic detail that detracts from the paragraph's focus on stellar composition.
- Kept, because it justifies the significant cost of the telescope used to identify the galaxy.
- Kept, because it provides a specific historical detail that establishes the timeline of discovery.
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