Sat Grammar Quiz 11 (30 MCQs)

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1. Select the word that best completes the sentence:'The committee was pleased with the ..... of the new policy.'
2. Their two-hundred pound ice cubes would remain marvelously unmelted until the hot summer months arrived, and a new ritual began:ice fragments chipped off the blocks freshened rinks, served [7] to be a coolant of baths during heat waves, and helped in the making of ice cream.
3. Identify the error in the following sentence:The number of applicants have increased significantly this year.
4. The Egyptians believed that if ..... mummified a dead body, it would be preserved for the afterlife.
5. Which sentence most effectively eliminates wordiness?
6. He would have submitted his paper on time, final exams prevented him from doing so.
7. Both the egg and the eggplant, which have little in common with one another, ..... very versatile when it comes to preparing a home-cooked meal for your family.
8. Which sentence best corrects the error in pronoun-antecedent agreement?
9. Which sentence is free of subject-verb agreement and verb tense errors?
10. John and Susan runs to the finish line as fast as possible.
11. Only after the bus ..... for a few miles did Jane realize she was on the wrong route. A. was running B. had run C. has run D. runs
12. The diner near the dorms which (houses/house) the students (serves/serve) breakfast all day.
13. Vitamin B-12, for instance, which is essential for neurological functions, blood production, metabolism, and DNA synthesis is twice as plentiful in crickets as it is in beef.
14. By this point, Old and Middle English are essentially dead languages, and the great texts of those eras, such as Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales, were translated into Modern English.
15. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ..... dinner. A. finish B. has finished C. will finish D. finished
16. What is the simple structure of the adverbs?
17. Unsurprisingly, though, students and school administrators do not always concur with one another about what constitutes free speech.
18. The word in the BLANK should be:Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, ..... often stop studying.
19. Select the sentence that corrects the punctuation error in the following: "She enjoys reading writing and painting."
20. Eddie Mottau is an American guitarist who has played on albums written by innovators such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
21. Select the correct pronoun: "Each of the students must bring ..... own pencil."
22. Some people believe that Dahl's writings represents 1960s counterculture and other movements. Only using fantasy scenarios instead of real life political statements.
23. Choose the correct past perfect form:
24. Read the sentence and answer the question: "Her argument was so cogent that even her opponents conceded she was right." What does "cogent" most nearly mean as used in the sentence?
25. Choose the correct word form:
26. Which sentence maintains verb tense consistency throughout?
27. Bess (A) will mail the package to her cousin (B) in Atlanta fourteen long (C) days before the fragile package (D) arrived. (E) No error.
28. What is the verb in the following sentence:Milan and his sister walked to the beach in the morning.
29. Daytime game shows were played for lower stakes to target stay-at-home housewives, while some contestants won prizes worth thousands of dollars.What would make the best transition?
30. True or False:We only capitalize names of people.