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The Official SAT Question of the Day for Saturday, November 28

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

The advent of innovative computer and communications technology toward the end of the twentieth century ushered in a new era, not dominated by industry anymore, rather it was information.

1.   era, not dominated by industry anymore, rather it was information
2.   era, it was dominated by information over industry
3.   era, which was not dominated anymore by industry but rather information
4.   era dominated by information rather than industry
5.   era dominated not by industry, but it was information

At This School, It’s Marijuana in Every Class

A six-week, $485 primer focuses on the history, the horticulture and the legal how-to’s of Michigan’s new medical marijuana program.

The Ephemera of Protests, Carefully Hoarded, Is Going to an Archive

Old fliers and other materials from past Lower East Side protests are about to become part of a collection at New York University that records labor history and radical politics.

City Hall Memo: Testing Bloomberg’s Grip on the Budget Ax

Michael R. Bloomberg’s self-depiction as a fiscal watchdog may conflict with teachers’ expectations on raises.

Miami teen to attend youth climate forum in Copenhagen

Pulkit Agrawal dreams of a Green Olympics where entrepreneurs can show off their environmentally-friendly inventions.<p/> He sees people from across the globe buying and selling eco-conscious goods, such as hybrid machinery, through an online marketplace.

Broward School Board members remove themselves from health insurance committee

Broward School Board members took themselves off a once-coveted health insurance advisory committee this week following criticism over climbing health insurance rates and ongoing scrutiny over how the district does business.

Broward board hints at delaying school boundary change

The Broward School Board may delay a decision on an attendance boundary change to a Cooper City middle school that would have repercussions in other parts of the county, several board members indicated Tuesday.