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Response and Rationale for Writing Subtest Sample Question #69

Answer: Samuel Francis Smith coined the phrase “sweet land of liberty [America]” in his hymn which begins, “My country ‘tis of thee.”

 

Rationale: Brackets, as opposed to parentheses, are used when you are quoting someone else and you either alter the quotation or clarify it.

 

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