This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Harriet Tubman led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom and, during the Civil War, ..... for the Union Army. A) Were a spy. B) Were spying. C) Was a spy. D) Were spies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was a spy. 2. Which word correctly completes the sentence: "She ..... to the store every Saturday." A) Gone. B) Going. C) Goes. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goes. 3. Small igloos were constructed as temporary shelters and only used for one or two nights. A) Preposition. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjunction. 4. I one met a Harvard math professor, considered preeminent in his field; and at the forefront of economic analysis. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Field, he was. C) Field, and was. D) Field, who was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Field, who was. 5. Identify the concise version: A) The picnic will be canceled if it should rain. B) In the event that it rains, the picnic will be canceled. C) Because of the possibility of rain, the picnic will be canceled. D) Due to the event that it is raining, the picnic will be canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the event that it rains, the picnic will be canceled. 6. Dr. Beuford, inspired by the notion that a camera lens 'looks both ways' began to conduct research on the influence a photographer's subject might have on the photographer herself. A) NO CHANGE. B) Dr. Bueford inspired by the notion that a camera lens 'looks both ways, '. C) Dr. Beuford, inspired by the notion that a camera lens 'looks both ways, '. D) Dr. Beuford, inspired by the notion, that a camera lens 'looks both ways, '. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Beuford, inspired by the notion that a camera lens 'looks both ways, '. 7. Which revision best corrects the sentence structure error in the following sentence? "Walking to school, the rain started to fall." A) Walking to school. The rain started to fall. B) Walking to school, I noticed the rain started to fall. C) Walking to school, but the rain started to fall. D) Walking to school, and the rain started to fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking to school, I noticed the rain started to fall. 8. What ..... you at the bus station? A) About meeting. B) About to meet. C) About meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About meeting. 9. On the screen, three people walk in a garden. the image is black-and-white, and the figures move in a jerky way. After a few seconds, they disappear. Filmed in 1888, Roundhay Garden Scene seems primitive in comparison to the slick, sophisticated Hollywood films of today. Therefore, it is the oldest surviving film in existence. A) Accordingly,. B) NO CHANGE. C) However,. D) In fact,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However,. 10. Two writers in the USA, with unbelievable audacity, ..... claiming to write a thousand books a year by working as a team and barely sleeping. A) Was claiming. B) Has been claiming. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) Is claiming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) [NO CHANGE]. 11. Select the sentence with correct parallel structure: A) She enjoys reading, to write, and painting. B) She enjoys reading, writing, and painting. C) She enjoys to read, writing, and to paint. D) She enjoys reading, writing, and to paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She enjoys reading, writing, and painting. 12. In 2010, archaeologist Noel Hidalgo Tan was visiting the twelfth-century temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia when he noticed markings of red paint on the temple ..... the help of digital imaging techniques, he discovered the markings to be part of an elaborate mural containing over 200 paintings.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Walls, with. B) Walls with. C) Walls so with. D) Walls. With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walls. With. 13. The 'desert rally, ' an endurance race by dune buggies across hostile terrain, that only the fiercest competitors qualify for. A) Is a contest that only the fiercest competitors qualify for. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) Which only the fiercest competitors can qualify for. D) And only the fiercest competitors qualify for it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a contest that only the fiercest competitors qualify for. 14. Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure: A) He likes hiking, to swim, and biking. B) He likes hiking, swimming, and biking. C) He likes hike, swimming, and to bike. D) He likes to hike, swimming, and biking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He likes hiking, swimming, and biking. 15. If you see one answer choice that looks like this:A. word; word and another that looks like this:B. word. Word Which choice should you pick? A) Choice A because the test prefers semicolons over periods. B) Choice B because the test prefers periods over semicolons. C) Neither choice as the test sees semicolons and periods as the same thing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither choice as the test sees semicolons and periods as the same thing. 16. Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence? The committee made ..... decision yesterday. A) Their. B) Its. C) It's. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 17. The company president has takenA steps to ensure that sheB can handle the pressure and anxiety associated withC the job, includingD joining a yoga class and enlisting the support of a network of friends. No errorE. A) E. B) D. C) A. D) B. E) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 18. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:The ..... of the new rule was immediate. A) Infect. B) Effect. C) Defect. D) Affect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 19. Correct the subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the test." A) Neither the teacher nor the students is ready for the test. B) Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the test. C) Neither the teacher nor the students are ready for the test. D) Neither the teacher nor the students were ready for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither the teacher nor the students were ready for the test. 20. Choose the sentence that corrects the error in punctuation: "She said I am ready to go." A) She said:I am ready to go. B) She said, I am ready to go. C) She said 'I am ready to go.'. D) She said, "I am ready to go.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said, "I am ready to go.". 21. Although women in cities from New York to Boston demanded equality in academic opportunities, most East Coast universities did not yield to such demands. In fact, coeducational balance did not become a prominent issue for East Coast admissions officers until the 1960s. A) In addition,. B) Be that as it may,. C) For example,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 22. Using GPS technology, getting lost was easily dealt with by the savvy traveler. A) Using GPS technology, the savvy traveler easily dealt with getting lost. B) Using GPS technology, the savvy traveler's getting lost was easily dealt with. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) The savvy traveler using GPS technology, easily dealt with getting lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using GPS technology, the savvy traveler easily dealt with getting lost. 23. The common goose is one type of bird that flies south for the winter. A) Birds that flies. B) Birds that fly. C) Birds that are flying. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 24. For example, Sappho's famous "Lyric 31" has been reproduced in many languages by many translators, from Catullus to Lord Byron.The best placement for the sentence is: A) After sentence 2. B) After sentence 3. C) After sentence 1. D) Before sentence 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After sentence 2. 25. Which sentence uses a necessary comma correctly? A) Michael took a flight to London and then a train to Paris. B) Michael took a flight to London, and then, a train to Paris. C) Michael took a flight to London and, then a train to Paris. D) Michael took a flight to London, and then he took a train to Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael took a flight to London, and then he took a train to Paris. 26. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "She has ..... her homework." A) Does. B) Done. C) Do. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Done. 27. Shift of pronoun:Which is correct? A) If you are tense, one should try to relax. B) If you are tense, you should try to relax. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you are tense, you should try to relax. 28. I ..... all of my homework last night. A. finish B. will finish C. have finished D. finished A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 29. Which sentence uses correct punctuation, parallel structure, and word choice? A) She enjoys painting, to dance, and writing stories. B) She enjoys painting, dancing, and writing stories. C) She enjoys painting, dancing and writing stories. D) She enjoys to paint, to dance, and to write stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She enjoys painting, dancing, and writing stories. 30. Select the sentence with appropriate word usage. A) They're going to the movies tonight. B) There going to the movies tonight. C) Thier going to the movies tonight. D) Their going to the movies tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to the movies tonight. 31. Identify the adverb in the following sentence. She quickly walked to the store. A) Store. B) She. C) Walked. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quickly. 32. Nevertheless, adherents of drinking more water are seriously dedicated to their cause. Even the White House, recently [23] campaigning in behalf of greater consumption of drinking water, declaring that four out of ten Americans consume less than half of the recommended amount of water every day. A) Campaigning for. B) Campaigns for. C) Campaigned on behalf of. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Campaigned on behalf of. 33. Choose the correct subject-verb agreement:Neither the teacher nor the students ..... present. A) Be. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 34. Original Sentence:The ..... of the movie was captivating and kept the audience on the edge of their seats. A) Scene's. B) Scenes. C) Scene. D) Scenes'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scene. 35. Rewrite the sentence with proper punctuation:She said I will be there soon. A) She said I will be there, soon. B) She said, "I will be there soon.". C) She said I will be there soon. D) She said:I will be there soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said, "I will be there soon.". 36. Select the correct passive voice sentence: A) The students completed by the homework. B) The homework completed by the students. C) Completed the homework by the students. D) The homework was completed by the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The homework was completed by the students. 37. Since news of the bankruptcy came suddenly, the entire company ..... clearing out their desks immediately. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Everyone in the company are clearing out their desks. C) Everyone in the company is clearing out his or her desk. D) The entire company is clearing out their desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The entire company is clearing out their desk. 38. Music serves no obvious purpose. It has, ..... , played a role in every known civilization on earth. A) However. B) In fact. C) Therefore. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 39. My puppy and I go to the dog park as often as possible; I love to watch his rambunctious antics as he chases other friendly dogs and plays in the river. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) I go. C) Me and my puppy go. D) My puppy and me go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) [NO CHANGE]. 40. Charles and me love to play dodgeball, and we have spent many an hour engaged in this exciting pastime. A) Charles and I loves. B) Charles and me loves. C) Charles and I love. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charles and I love. 41. Identify the sentence that avoids a dangling modifier. A) Running down the street, the backpack was heavy. B) Running down the street, the heavy backpack was on my back. C) While running down the street, the backpack was heavy. D) Running down the street, I felt my backpack was heavy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running down the street, I felt my backpack was heavy. 42. Malaysians ..... eat rice for lunch. A) Never. B) Usually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Usually. 43. Breakfast is one of the richest and most varied world traditions. As you traverse the globe, he may sit down to a bowl of steamy rice porridge in Thailand, strong coffee and oatmeal in Iceland, or fried doughnuts and coconut milk in Kenya. A) They. B) You. C) One. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You. 44. Did you remember ..... (buy) that bag of apples I asked you to get? We need those apples for the cake this evening. A) Bought. B) To buying. C) To buy. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To buy. 45. A goat ingests the vegetation particular to the meadow in which it grazes, which, along with other environmental factors such as altitude and weather shapes the cheese's taste and texture. If all foods were produced under the industrial model, we would have meals that are not very flavorful. A) NO CHANGE. B) Factors, such as altitude and weather,. C) Factors such as, altitude and weather,. D) Factors, such as altitude and weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factors, such as altitude and weather,. 46. Select the sentence with correct word usage and punctuation. A) Its raining, lets go inside. B) Its raining; lets go inside. C) It's raining, lets go inside. D) It's raining; let's go inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's raining; let's go inside. 47. This group of individuals was so powerful and corrupt that the New York Times, commented "There is absolutely nothing ..... in the city which is beyond the reach of this gang." A) Corrupt, that the New York Times commented,. B) Corrupt, that the New York Times, commented. C) NO CHANGE. D) Corrupt that the New York Times commented,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corrupt that the New York Times commented,. 48. It is not difficult to understand why a cash-strapped, understaffed publication might feel pressure to cut teams of investigative reporter's ..... their work is expensive and time-consuming. A) Reporter's;. B) Reporters,. C) NO CHANGE. D) Reporters:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reporters:. 49. Someone facing an audience may experience uncontrollable anxiety caused by the adrenal glands pumping the hormone epinephrine into the bloodstream. [15] As a result, muscles grow tense, sweat glands erupt, the body trembles, the heart pounds, and dizziness and nausea may occur. A) Besides. B) As a matter of fact. C) NO CHANGE. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 50. Horses are ..... cheaper than cars. A) Also. B) In addition to. C) But. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Also. 51. What makes the theremin a unique musical instrument? You play it without touching it. When you place your ..... the pitch will shift as your hands move through the air. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) Hands between the two antennas,. B) Hand's between the two antenna's,. C) Hands' between the two antennas,. D) Hands' between the two antennas',. E) Hands between the two antennae,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hands between the two antennas,. 52. I haven't met him again since we ..... school ten years ago. A. have left B. leave C. left D. had left A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 53. The work of transportation planners generally includes evaluating current transportation needs, assessing the effectiveness of existing facilities, and improving those facilities or they design new ones. A) NO CHANGE. B) Design. C) Designing. D) To design. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Designing. 54. The most challenging thing for young musicians are to listen to the rest of the ensemble. A) No error. B) Is having listened. C) Are listen. D) Is to listen. E) Are listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is to listen. 55. The dogs bark ..... at the thieves. A) Fiercely. B) Politely. C) Happily. D) Softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiercely. 56. Drinking water is scarce in desert areas like Las Vegas, ..... it needs to be shipped from water-rich states. A) No change. B) Vegas. C) Vegas:and. D) Vegas;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vegas;. 57. Choose the sentence that is written in the active voice. A) The cake by the children was eaten. B) The cake had been eaten by the children. C) The cake was eaten by the children. D) The children ate the cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The children ate the cake. 58. Research studies, one of them in 2012 by the Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, declared that 66% of France's population was not drinking the recommended amount of water per day. [20] Likewise, the journal Public Health Nutrition, drew similar conclusions about residents of Los Angeles and New York. A) NO CHANGE. B) More directly,. C) For instance. D) Similar,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 59. Before I go to bed, I always brush my teeth; it's a shame my breath still smells horrible. A) Correct use of a semicolon. B) Incorrect use of a semicolon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct use of a semicolon. 60. Which sentence contains a sentence structure error? A) After the rain stopped, we went outside. B) We went outside after the rain stopped. C) After the rain stopped. We went outside. 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